Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole closed by a trap-door.
- noun Milit. See
trous-de-loup .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) See
trou-de-loup .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun military A
trou-de-loup .
Etymologies
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trap + hole
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Examples
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He had been trying to lure a strong-jaws out of its traphole with hooked bait, then his foot had slipped.
Star Hunter Andre Norton 1958
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