A fowling net; a snare or noose for catching birds. Earliest in †pantermaker.

plural. Strings or cords laid for snaring birds. Obsolete.

A trap for catching birds, in which a trapdoor falls over a cavity or hollow. Obsolete.

A snare (typically made of horse hair), esp. used for catching birds. Also figurative. Chiefly English regional (northern) in later use.

A snare for birds; (now) spec. one made of horsehair, used chiefly for trapping snipe.

A bait of chaff or seed laid for birds; the place where such bait is laid. Hence gen. a snare.

= pitfall, n.

A snare for birds. Also figurative.Obsolete.

A trap for catching birds; = shrape, n.

a circular steel trap fixed on the top of a post or pole for catching birds.

transferred. (See quot.)