traps

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'Get in with you, then,' says he (only we was jabbering that willainous tongue o' theirs), for he sees the name on my traps is the same as that on your traps--and in I get.

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  • Their dainty handles were finger-traps, and Qwilleran was always glad when the ritual ended. —  Braun_lilian_Jackson_13_The_Cat_Who_Moved_a_Mountain
  • The ones who get caught in the traps are the stupid ones who can't tell "food" from "danger," and you just took them out of the gene pool. —  FSF,June2006
  • She married a drummer who beat her like his traps, then divorced him and took up with a saxophonist who liked to wear her underthings. —  EQMM,December2007
  • And because of singular incidents occurring over the last few days: booby-traps, anonymous messages, soap in the barley water, and so on. —  Tied Up in Tinsel - Marsh, Ngaio - Allyn 27
  • But in order to be on our guard, we must know what the traps are and what form they take. —  Lee's new-look Better Communication Results blog
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