Definitions
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- noun attributive Describing a kind of
trap that catches an animal by theleg .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most common type of trap, used to catch an array of animals, is the subject of a semantic battle - it's called the leghold trap by many of its critics and the foothold trap by many of its defenders.
The Seattle Times 2011
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And they especially don't like that we succeeded in persuading the electorate to ban the use of cruel and inhumane steel-jawed leghold traps on public lands -- since that was a restriction on the taking of wildlife.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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Massachusetts last year amended its ban on leghold traps to allow certain types of trapping, including the use of conibear "body-gripping" traps, when the public health and safety are threatened.
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Massachusetts banned the use of steel jawed leghold traps on land in 1975, and banned the use of both steel jawed and padded leghold traps entirely in 1997.
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Prior to release into the enclosures, wild coyotes and foxes are trapped in the wild with leghold traps, crammed into cages too small for movement, and shipped -- often hundreds of miles -- with little or no access to food or water.
Camilla Fox: Indiana Considers Sanctioning Animal Cruelty Camilla Fox 2011
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And they especially don't like that we succeeded in persuading the electorate to ban the use of cruel and inhumane steel-jawed leghold traps on public lands -- since that was a restriction on the taking of wildlife.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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Massachusetts banned the use of steel jawed leghold traps on land in 1975, and banned the use of both steel jawed and padded leghold traps entirely in 1997.
Leave it to Beavers 2009
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And they especially don't like that we succeeded in persuading the electorate to ban the use of cruel and inhumane steel-jawed leghold traps on public lands -- since that was a restriction on the taking of wildlife.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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Massachusetts last year amended its ban on leghold traps to allow certain types of trapping, including the use of conibear "body-gripping" traps, when the public health and safety are threatened.
Leave it to Beavers 2009
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Prior to release into the enclosures, wild coyotes and foxes are trapped in the wild with leghold traps, crammed into cages too small for movement, and shipped -- often hundreds of miles -- with little or no access to food or water.
Camilla Fox: Indiana Considers Sanctioning Animal Cruelty Camilla Fox 2011
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