trammels

noun

1. 1

   Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

2. 2

   A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle

3. 3

   A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.

4. 4

   A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.

5. 5

   A net for confining a woman's hair.

6. 6

   A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble.

7. 7

   An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil.

8. 8

   A beam compass.