SNARE
NOUNS
► CALTROP a trap or snare to catch the feet of beasts, of horses or men in war, and the like → a1300 obs.
► LEASH a snare, a noose → c1374 obs.
► SINEW a snare → a1400 obs.
► SPRING a snare, noose, or trap → 1578 obs.
► SWIKE a snare, a trap → 1100 obs.
► TOIL a trap or snare for wild beasts → 1607 obs.
VERBS
► FANKLE to catch in a snare, to trap → 1724 Sc.
► HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud → c1730 Amer. sl.
► TAIL to set a trap or snare; to bait a trap → 1862
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