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Record 1 1981-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

a trap constructed so that a gate, log, or other weight falls upon the animal and kills or disables it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

piège destiné à assommer la bête (puant, le plus souvent) que l'on veut tuer soit pour la détruire, soit pour utiliser sa fourrure. -Il y en a de nombreux types, tous plus ou moins fondés sur le principe du quatre-de-chiffre, avec un appât et un poids de pierre ou de bois dont l'animal provoque, en touchant à l'appât, la chute sur lui, et sa mort par écrasement.

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