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snarer
snare 1 S0507800 (snâr)n.1. A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.2. Something that lures or entangles the unwary: the snares of merchandisers; the snare of debt.3. A surgical instrument with a wire loop controlled by a mechanism in the handle, used to remove growths, such as tumors and polyps.tr.v. snared, snar·ing, snares 1. To trap with or as if with a snare. See Synonyms at catch.2. To get hold or control of (something difficult to catch): The fielder snared the ground ball.
[Middle English, from Old English snearu and from Old Norse snara.]
snar′er n.
snare 2 S0507800 (snâr)n.1. Any of the wires or cords stretched across the lower drumhead of a snare drum so as to vibrate against it.2. A snare drum.
[Probably from Dutch snaar, string, from Middle Dutch snāre.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | snarer - someone who sets snares for birds or small animalshunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game |
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