A fowling net; a snare or noose for catching birds. Earliest in †pantermaker.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowling equipment > [noun] > trap or snare (13) panter1299 A fowling net; a snare or noose for catching birds. Earliest in †pantermaker. linesc1325 plural. Strings or cords laid for snaring birds. Obsolete. pitfalla1382 A trap for catching birds, in which a trapdoor falls over a cavity or hollow. Obsolete. gilderta1400 A snare (typically made of horse hair), esp. used for catching birds. Also figurative. Chiefly English regional (northern) in later use. pantle?a1450 A snare for birds; (now) spec. one made of horsehair, used chiefly for trapping snipe. shrape1532 A bait of chaff or seed laid for birds; the place where such bait is laid. Hence gen. a snare. pitfold1575 = pitfall, n. strap1584 A snare for birds. Also figurative.Obsolete. scrape1620 A trap for catching birds; = shrape, n. pole trap1879 a circular steel trap fixed on the top of a post or pole for catching birds. teagle1908 transferred. (See quot.) Subcategories:— part of (2) |
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