Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of box or trap used to take polecats, fitches, and the like vermin.

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Examples

  • His first goal, a chest-trap volley, came in the 5th minute and is nominated for MLS Goal of the Week.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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