limetwig

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noun

A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds

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limerod
OriginMiddle English lime-twig →
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Meanings

nounlimetwig (plural limetwigs)

plural limetwigs

  1. A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds
  2. broadlyA snare; a trick or device
verblimetwig (third-person singular simple present limetwigs, present participle limetwigging, simple past and past participle limetwigged)

present singular third person limetwigs · participle present limetwigging · participle past limetwigged · past limetwigged

  1. figurativelyliterallytransitiveTo beset with limetwigs or snares; to entangle or impede

Synonyms & antonyms

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limerod
Also see
limerod

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlime-twig
  2. Englishlimetwig

From Middle English lime-twig, equivalent to lime + twig.

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APA

limetwig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limetwig

MLA

“limetwig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limetwig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limetwig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limetwig.

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