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BOX-TRAP [1 record]

Record 1 1977-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A trap made of a wooden box supported by an often baited trigger so that the box will drop over an animal seeking the bait.

CONT

Conical tower-traps and small box-traps with sliding doors were built in large numbers to catch the arctic fox.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
OBS

Les pièges à récipient enferment l'animal vivant (jarres, calebasses, trappes, cages et boîtes de toute taille).

OBS

Voir la rubrique «piège» dans GRLAA.

CONT

«trappe-enclos» : [Trappe-enclos]. La cage était simplement un enclos pour les volatiles. Les portes qui servaient dans cette catégorie étaient des volets verticaux glissant entre des poteaux.

Spanish

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