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deadfall
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deadfall, n. US a trap in which a raised weight is made to fall on and kill esp. large game.
THESAURUS
deadfall
Dionaea, baited trap, booby trap, deathtrap, decoy, firetrap, flytrap, gin, mine, mole trap, mousetrap, pitfall, rattrap, set gun, spring gun, springe, trap, trapfall
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