noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds
2. 2
   A snare; a trick or device broadly

Verb

1. 1
   To beset with limetwigs or snares; to entangle or impede figuratively, literally, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

limerodlimerod

Etymology

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

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