tanglefoot
A sticky substance put at the base of trees or other plants to trap insects and…A sticky substance put at the base of trees or other plants to trap insects and prevent them from climbing up.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A sticky substance put at the base of trees or other plants to trap insects and prevent them from climbing up.
(US, archaic, colloquial, uncountable)Low-quality whiskey, especially home-brewed.
Origin
From tangle + foot.From tangle + foot.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtanglefooted
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable