set trap
Example Sentences
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He had left Natalie alone on the cliff, and then blindly permitted this chit to lead him straight into Hobart's set trap.
From The Case and the Girl by Parrish, Randall
Andy put one drop on his set trap and, rolling up his canvas as he did so, walked backwards.
From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
With his knife he then cuts a hole in the snow exactly the size of the set trap, the plate of which has already been daubed with mixed bait.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
Could the leaving of the craft in fit condition for our use be part of some carefully conceived plan; a bait to draw us into some set trap?
From The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War by Parrish, Randall
A well set trap will not reveal itself to the game or to any other trapper.
From Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)
