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a steel maw that waited in the woods for poachers and never once asked a question
victorian gearSpring-jawed traps guarded estates against trespassers and poachers
banned 1827Britain outlawed them after maiming too many innocents
double meaningAlso slang for an irresistibly dangerous, seductive person
security termA double-door booth trapping intruders is called a mantrap
bone breakerSome versions had spikes designed to shatter legs