1. A sticky substance smeared on twigs or branches to trap birds; a viscous adhesive made from plant materials.

1. To trap or catch (a bird) using birdlime; to smear with birdlime.
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• Hunters applied birdlimes to branches to capture songbirds.
• The sticky birdlimes were made from plant resin and oil.
• He birdlimes the twigs each morning before dawn.
• The bird became stuck when it landed on the birdlimes.
• Ancient trappers used birdlimes as their primary hunting tool.
• She carefully birdlimes the branches to avoid harming the birds.
• The birdlimes hardened in the cold winter air.