"limetwig" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limetwigs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lime-twig, equivalent to lime + twig. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lime-twig}} Middle English lime-twig, {{af|en|lime|twig}} lime + twig Head templates: {{en-noun}} limetwig (plural limetwigs)
  1. A twig smeared with birdlime, used to catch or snare birds
    Sense id: en-limetwig-en-noun-3NbtcPzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 13 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 16 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 6 36
  2. (by extension) A snare; a trick or device Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-limetwig-en-noun-2HAm4NL9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: limerod

Verb

Forms: limetwigs [present, singular, third-person], limetwigging [participle, present], limetwigged [participle, past], limetwigged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English lime-twig, equivalent to lime + twig. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lime-twig}} Middle English lime-twig, {{af|en|lime|twig}} lime + twig Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} limetwig (third-person singular simple present limetwigs, present participle limetwigging, simple past and past participle limetwigged)
  1. (transitive, literally or figuratively) To beset with limetwigs or snares; to entangle or impede Tags: figuratively, literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-limetwig-en-verb-tqOWl4ZM

Inflected forms

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