A trap, gin, or snare, to catch the feet of beasts, of horses or men in war, and the like. Obsolete. (Still in French in sense ‘wolf-trap’.)
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device to trip or obstruct people or horses > [noun] (10) caltropa1300 A trap, gin, or snare, to catch the feet of beasts, of horses or men in war, and the like. Obsolete. (Still in French in sense ‘wolf-trap’.) pitfalla1350 Unfavourable terrain in which an army may be surrounded and captured. Cf. pitfold, n. Obsolete. rare. pitfold1575 = pitfall, n. trip1862 Military. A contrivance for tripping an enemy. Subcategories:— spec (6) |
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