Trammeled

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trammel \Tram"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or
     {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or
     {Trammelling}.]
     1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] --Shak.
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     2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trammeled \Tram"meled\, a. (Man.)
     Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of
     one side, as if marked by trammels; -- said of a horse.
     [Written also {trammelled}.]
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