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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Fall-trap. [Cf. Fall n.2] A trap with a falling device. — a1500 Henr. Fab. (1570) 251.
Of cat nor fall-trap I haif na dreid
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