trammel
- noun
- /ˈtræməl/
- Specialized
:
trasmallo
- He bought two trammels for his fishing trip.
Examples
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A traditional trammel works by entangling fish as they try to swim through the layered meshes.
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She learned to mend a torn trammel from her grandfather, who had fished with them for decades.
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The fishermen lowered the trammel into the water at dusk to catch the night’s haul.
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The fisherman used a trammel to catch more fish.
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The fisherman checked his trammel net to see if he had caught any fish during the night.
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After several hours, they pulled in the trammel net to find it full of different fish species.
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He explained how they used a trammel net, which has layers of mesh to ensnare fish effectively.
Synonyms
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A net made of thin threads used to catch fish
A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer
A fishing net with several layers of mesh that entangles fish
Compounds
- Specialized
A fishing net with three layers that traps fish in the loose middle layer
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trammel originally named a three-layer fishing net, from parts like tre- and mail meaning 'three' and 'mesh'. So, a trammel as a fishing tool is a net that entangles fish as they try to swim through.