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[snɛː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
- a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
- a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara. snare is probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’
[snɛː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare
(e.g: the foxes were humanely snared)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara. snare is probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’
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