| 释义 |
‖ hopo|ˈhəʊpəʊ|
[From an Afr. language.]
A trap for game consisting of two converging hedges in the form of the letter V, with a pit at the angle, into which the game is driven.
1866J. Leyland Adv. Far Interior S. Afr. iii. 124 Two hedges are formed (called the hopo) a mile long, and the same distance at the extremity, gradually narrowing till it comes to the sides of the pit. 1932R. Campbell Taurine Provence 50 That natural death-trap or hopo, where the plain treacherously converges into a triangular precipice. |