- caltrap
- cal·trap
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Caltrap — Caltrop Cal trop, Caltrap Cal trap, n. [OE. calketrappe, calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collr[ae]ppe, calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle. Perh. from L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caltrap — Small device scattered on the ground to injure and make any passing horses lame (or later to puncture rubber tyres). It has four metal spikes forming the four corners of a tetrahedron so that one metal spike will always points upwards.… … Medieval glossary
caltrap — ˈkal.trəp, ˈȯ noun or galtrap ( s) Etymology: variant of caltrop : a heraldic representation of a military caltrop … Useful english dictionary
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Caltrop — Cal trop, Caltrap Cal trap, n. [OE. calketrappe, calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collr[ae]ppe, calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle. Perh. from L. calx… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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