twitch-upn.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃʌp/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twitch v.¹, up adv.¹

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + up adv.¹ Compare twitch v.¹ 3.

Originally and chiefly North American.

An animal snare consisting of a noose attached to a bent sapling or similar spring, which is pegged down at its furthest extremity, and springs up and strangles the animal when triggered. Also more fully twitch-up snare, twitch-up trap.

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

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1841 Pittsfield (Mass.) Sun 4 Feb. 1/3 Long before he had reached his ninth year, he had caught his father in a twitchup, blown up his grandmother with gunpowder, [etc.].

1865 ‘O. Optic’ Fighting Joe xxviii. 248 The contrivance formed what is sometimes called a ‘twitch-up snare’.

1885 W. T. Hornaday Two Years in Jungle xxxvi. 428 A fine, large porcupine..caught by a hind foot in a twitch-up.

1931 Sat. Rev. 21 Nov. 659/1 I came to a twitch-up snare of twisted brass wire.

1979 Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune 21 Jan. 24/3 Much that I learned about twitch-up traps..was learned from this Lone Scout organization.

2000 Re: Ultra Light Weight Trek Question in rec.backcountry (Usenet newsgroup) 23 Nov. You dont need to carry anything or rely on the stochastic success of nightlines or overnight twitchups.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twitch-up
释义	twitch-upn. Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃʌp/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: twitch v.¹, up adv.¹ Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + up adv.¹ Compare twitch v.¹ 3. Originally and chiefly North American. An animal snare consisting of a noose attached to a bent sapling or similar spring, which is pegged down at its furthest extremity, and springs up and strangles the animal when triggered. Also more fully twitch-up snare, twitch-up trap. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] grinc825 trapa1000 snarea1100 swikea1100 granea1250 springec1275 gina1300 gnarea1325 stringc1325 trebuchet1362 latch?a1366 leashc1374 snarlc1380 foot gina1382 foot-grina1382 traina1393 sinewa1400 snatcha1400 foot trapa1425 haucepyc1425 slingc1425 engine1481 swar1488 frame1509 brakea1529 fang1535 fall trap1570 spring1578 box-trapa1589 spring trapa1589 sprint1599 noosec1600 springle1602 springe1607 toil1607 plage1608 deadfall1631 puppy snatch1650 snickle1681 steel trap1735 figure (of) four1743 gun-trap1749 stamp1788 stell1801 springer1813 sprent1822 livetrap1823 snaphance1831 catch pole1838 twitch-up1841 basket-trap1866 pole trap1879 steel fall1895 tread-trap1952 conibear trap1957 conibear1958 1841 Pittsfield (Mass.) Sun 4 Feb. 1/3 Long before he had reached his ninth year, he had caught his father in a twitchup, blown up his grandmother with gunpowder, [etc.]. 1865 ‘O. Optic’ Fighting Joe xxviii. 248 The contrivance formed what is sometimes called a ‘twitch-up snare’. 1885 W. T. Hornaday Two Years in Jungle xxxvi. 428 A fine, large porcupine..caught by a hind foot in a twitch-up. 1931 Sat. Rev. 21 Nov. 659/1 I came to a twitch-up snare of twisted brass wire. 1979 Kokomo (Indiana) Tribune 21 Jan. 24/3 Much that I learned about twitch-up traps..was learned from this Lone Scout organization. 2000 Re: Ultra Light Weight Trek Question in rec.backcountry (Usenet newsgroup) 23 Nov. You dont need to carry anything or rely on the stochastic success of nightlines or overnight twitchups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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