| 单词 | trap-line |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrap-line trap-line n. (a) the ensnaring filament in a spider's web; (b) North American a series of hunter's traps. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > series of line1854 trap-line1889 1889 H. C. McCook Amer. Spiders I. viii. 134 The trapline of the Labyrinth spider differs..in being composed of several threads instead of a single line. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 July 3/5 The disappearance of Charles Olson from his trap line on the headwaters of the Parsnip River in Northern British Columbia remains as much a mystery as when it was first reported. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 82 He had no more doubt of where he was than would the old wolf or lynx when he was near a trap-line. 1970 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 10 May 6/1 The men were absent on the trapline and only the women and children were home. < as lemmas |
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