trapan

English

Etymology

From Old French trappan.

Noun

trapan (plural trapans)

1. A snare; a stratagem; a trepan.

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Verb

trapan (third-person singular simple present trapans, present participle trapanning, simple past and past participle trapanned)

1. (transitive) To ensnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
   • Anson

     Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia.

Anagrams

• partan, tarpan

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrapaŋ/

Noun

trapan m (plural trapan)

1. drill
2. trepan