man-traps

Sometimes he was compelled to leave the trail and creep and climb through the jungle so as to approach the man-traps from behind; and on one occasion, in spite of his precaution, a spring-bow was discharged, the flying arrow barely clipping the shoulder of one of the waiting Poonga-Poonga boys.

Chapter 24 2010

Were I to say make and keep lethal "man-traps" for some reason, but choose not to arm nor deploy them, should I be considered a criminal?

Obscenity After The Dropped 'Girls Aloud' Prosecution Jack of Kent 2009

My husband was a connoisseur in man-traps and spring-guns and such articles, collecting them from all his neighbors.

The Woodlanders 2006

“Common humanity!” exclaimed the being, with a scornful laugh that sounded like a shriek, “where got ye that catch-word — that noose for woodcocks — that common disguise for man-traps — that bait which the wretched idiot who swallows, will soon find covers a hook with barbs ten times sharper than those you lay for the animals which you murder for your luxury!”

The Black Dwarf 2004

The valley is honeycombed into man-traps by rats and lizards, causing many a tumble, and notably developing the mulish instinct.

The Land of Midian 2003

It was stiff with the most mouldy devices that evil ever used to bait its man-traps.

Jacob's Ladder Mackay, Colin 2003

A full day of work on man-traps had been more than enough to show him that he probably ought to be in better condition than he was.

Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

No matter which way they try to go in the morning, they'll run into man-traps.

Owlflight Lackey, Mercedes 1997

But possibly the day will come when it will be partitioned off into so-called pleasure-grounds, in which a few will take a narrow and exclusive pleasure only — when fences shall be multiplied, and man-traps and other engines invented to confine men to the public road, and walking over the surface of God's earth shall be construed to mean trespassing on some gentleman's grounds.

Walking 1969

There was more even than the inflicting of punishment on the outlaw; there was the necessity of safeguarding the innocent from the menace of those hidden man-traps.

Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily