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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… trammel (verb, noun) - verb 1: to catch or hold in or as if in a net : enmesh 2: to prevent or impede the free play of : confine noun 1: something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint —usually used in plural 2: a net for catching