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Caltrap — Caltrop Cal trop, Caltrap Cal trap, n. [OE. calketrappe, calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collr[ae]ppe, calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle. Perh. from L … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caltrop — Cal trop, Caltrap Cal trap, n. [OE. calketrappe, calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collr[ae]ppe, calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle. Perh. from L. calx… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caltrop — also calthrop noun Etymology: Middle English caltrappe, alteration of calketrappe star thistle, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa Date: 15th century 1. a. plural but singular or pl … New Collegiate Dictionary
caltrop — /kal treuhp/, n. 1. any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa. 2. an iron ball with four projecting spikes so disposed that when the ball is on… … Universalium
chausse-trape — ou chausse trappe [ ʃostrap ] n. f. • kauketrepe v. 1180; de l a. fr. chauchier « fouler » et treper → trépigner 1 ♦ Anciennt Engin de guerre, à quatre pointes (en a. fr. « chardon »). ♢ (v. 1340) Trou recouvert, cachant un piège. ⇒ … Encyclopédie Universelle
chausse-trappe — chausse trape ou chausse trappe [ ʃostrap ] n. f. • kauketrepe v. 1180; de l a. fr. chauchier « fouler » et treper → trépigner 1 ♦ Anciennt Engin de guerre, à quatre pointes (en a. fr. « chardon »). ♢ (v. 1340) Trou recouvert, cachant un piège. ⇒ … Encyclopédie Universelle
caltrop — cal•trop or cal•trap [[t]ˈkæl trəp[/t]] also cal•throp [[t] θrəp[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemeria[/ex] 2) mil an iron ball with four projecting spikes, one of… … From formal English to slang
caltrop — /ˈkæltrəp / (say kaltruhp) noun 1. a. a prostrate hairy summer annual, Tribulus terrestris, with fine finlike leaves and spiny burrs, found throughout Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere; goat s head. b. any of various plants having spiny… …
caltrop — [kal′trəp, kal′träp΄] n. [ME calketrappe < OE calcatrippe, star thistle & OFr chaucetrape, both < ML calcatrippa < L calcare, to tread upon (< calx, heel: see CALCAR) + Gmc * trippon, TRIP] 1. an iron device with four spikes, placed… … English World dictionary
