guetapens
noun
guet·a·pens
¦getə¦päⁿ
plural guetapens
-äⁿ(z)
: ambush, snare, trap
a trick to lure him into some guetapens
Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini
Word History
Etymology
French guet-apens, from Middle French, from de guet apens with premeditation, alteration of de guet apensé