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traps

/ ٰæ /

plural noun

  1. belongings; luggage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of traps1

C19: probably shortened from trappings
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The Orkney Native Wildlife Project says it uses lethal traps to humanely kill the stoats.

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In recent years I’ve given in to the traps of airlines — paying extra when I can to select my seat, for those two extra inches of legroom.

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During lobster season, the Grey Zone is packed with boats and buoys marking the location of their traps.

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In recent years, it has returned hundreds of millions of dollars to victims of fraud, in addition to passing laws that ban junk fees and subscription traps.

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Wearing overalls and work boots, Gemperle walked through her orchard with a clipboard under her arm, stopping to check traps hung in the trees to monitor for almond-eating insects.

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