limetwig
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English lime-twig, equivalent to lime + twig.
Noun
[edit]limetwig (plural limetwigs)
- A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds
- (by extension) A snare; a trick or device
Synonyms
[edit]Verb
[edit]limetwig (third-person singular simple present limetwigs, present participle limetwigging, simple past and past participle limetwigged)
- (transitive, literally or figuratively) To beset with limetwigs or snares; to entangle or impede