birdtrap en · NOUN
Etymology
From bird + trap.
Meanings
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A trap designed or used to catch wild birds.
He talked about hunting and shooting, and told me how unfair it was that Ole Gjortler, who really belonged to Gjerdrum parish, should set his bird-traps on Solberg Common[.]
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| birdtraps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |