A trap, a snare (literal and figurative). Cf. deadfall, n., mousefall, n., pitfall, n., rottan-fall n. at rottan, n. compounds 2, spring-fall, n.2, tr…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for vermin (9) falleOE A trap, a snare (literal and figurative). Cf. deadfall, n., mousefall, n., pitfall, n., rottan-fall n. at rottan, n. compounds 2, spring-fall, n.2, tr… mousefalleOE A mousetrap. Also figurative. stockc1175 A mouse-trap. Obsolete. mouse stocka1225 a mousetrap (also figurative). mousecatcha1382 a mousetrap (also figurative). mousetrap1440 A trap for catching mice. Cf. earlier mousefall, n. and mouse stock n. at mouse, n. compounds 2a. rat trap1469 A trap for catching and usually killing rats, especially one with a spring bar which snaps down on to the rat when it touches a piece of cheese or… Samson's post1577 A kind of mousetrap (see quot. 1623). Obsolete. whipa1589 A ‘spring trap’ for catching vermin, etc. |
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