scruton.
/ˈskruːtəʊ/ Theatre.
A spring trapdoor, made of strips of wood or whalebone, flush with the floor of the stage. Also attributive.
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trap1800
grave-trap1844
vampire trap1846
scruto1853
slote1853
star trap1873
vampire1881
1853 Punch 24 128/2 The working of various mysterious engines of machinery called ‘sloats’ and ‘scruto-pieces’.
1859 Punch 36 58/2 Gorgeous transformations, on which..scruto-work, gas-battens, and all the resources of ‘sink and fly’, have been lavished.
1861 Punch 40 14/1 A land of..scruto-work and profiling, And shivering coryphées.
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