Definition of tramel:
(n) :
A net over a river to catch fish.
(n) :
An instrument or device, sometimes of leather, more usually of rope, fitted to a horse's legs to regulate his motions and force him to amble.
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
Obsolete spelling of trammel. [Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.]