Etymology

tramel

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Today it means: A net over a river to catch fish. Full definition →

French tramail ← Medieval Latin tremaculum
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromtremaculum
  2. French · derived fromtramail“net for catching fishes”
  3. English todaytramel

From French tramail (“net for catching fishes”), from Medieval Latin tremaculum.

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