noun
Meaning 1
An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
trapping
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/ˈtɹæpɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æpɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: T R AE1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
The capturing of furbearing animals in traps so as to harvest them for their pelts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of trap
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: caparison, housing
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Broader terms: stable gear, saddlery, tack
Narrower terms: bard, horsecloth
History
Etymology
From trap.
From Middle English trappyng, trappynge, from trap, trappe (“personal belongings, owndom, household goods”) (compare Middle English trappen (“to deck, caparison”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin trapus (“cloth”), from Frankish *traba, *trapa (“cloth, thread, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *trabō, *trafą, *trēb (“fringe, rags”), from Proto-Indo-European *drāp-, *drāb- (“rag”). Akin to Old High German traba (“fringe, tatters, thread”), Old Norse traf (“headscarf”). Compare Spanish trapo (“rag”).
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