trapfalln.

/ˈtrapfɔːl/

Etymology: < trap n.¹ + fall n.¹: compare pitfall n.

A trap consisting of a trapdoor or covering over a pit or cellar arranged so as to give way beneath the feet. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > pit trap

pitOE

pitfalla1387

trapfall1596

trap-pit1652

trap-ditch1657

pit trap1751

well trap1819

downfall1856

hopo1866

piskun1892

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > hidden

pitfallc1390

wevet1499

a pad in the straw1530

shelf1560

trapfall1596

snake1611

trapdoor1648

mantrap1798

death-trap1828

nigger in the woodpile1852

—— in the woodpile1857

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun]

neteOE

angleOE

grinc1000

trapc1175

caltropa1300

lacec1330

girnc1375

espyc1380

webc1400

hook1430

settingc1430

lure1463

stall?a1500

stalea1529

toil1548

intrap1550

hose-net1554

gudgeon1577

mousetrap1577

trapfall1596

ensnarementa1617

decoy1655

cobweba1657

trepan1665

snap1844

deadfall1860

Judas1907

tanglefoot1908

catch-221963

trip-wire1971

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ii. sig. N3^v In the same are many trap fals pight, Through which the rider downe doth fall through ouersight.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God x. x. 373 Auoide these damnable trap-falls of the deuill.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxxvi. 132 She is accused of having contrived a trap-fall, in this palace.

1853 Fraser's Mag. 48 347 A manager, who entertains higher notions of his art..than that of a mere snare or trap-fall for audiences.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	trapfall
释义	trapfalln. /ˈtrapfɔːl/ Etymology: < trap n.¹ + fall n.¹: compare pitfall n. A trap consisting of a trapdoor or covering over a pit or cellar arranged so as to give way beneath the feet. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > pit trap pitOE pitfalla1387 trapfall1596 trap-pit1652 trap-ditch1657 pit trap1751 well trap1819 downfall1856 hopo1866 piskun1892 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > hidden pitfallc1390 wevet1499 a pad in the straw1530 shelf1560 trapfall1596 snake1611 trapdoor1648 mantrap1798 death-trap1828 nigger in the woodpile1852 —— in the woodpile1857 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] neteOE angleOE grinc1000 trapc1175 caltropa1300 lacec1330 girnc1375 espyc1380 webc1400 hook1430 settingc1430 lure1463 stall?a1500 stalea1529 toil1548 intrap1550 hose-net1554 gudgeon1577 mousetrap1577 trapfall1596 ensnarementa1617 decoy1655 cobweba1657 trepan1665 snap1844 deadfall1860 Judas1907 tanglefoot1908 catch-221963 trip-wire1971 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ii. sig. N3^v In the same are many trap fals pight, Through which the rider downe doth fall through ouersight. View more context for this quotation 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God x. x. 373 Auoide these damnable trap-falls of the deuill. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxxvi. 132 She is accused of having contrived a trap-fall, in this palace. 1853 Fraser's Mag. 48 347 A manager, who entertains higher notions of his art..than that of a mere snare or trap-fall for audiences. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1596
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