rabbit trap

Warren hunting device

A rabbit trap is a device designed to catch rabbits, typically a snare or spring-loaded mechanism set along rabbit runs or near burrows.

The term extends to any situation designed to ensnare the unwary: The contract was a rabbit trap—easy to sign, impossible to escape.

Related
  • snareDevice for catching prey
  • wireThin metallic conductor
  • leg holdGrasp on lower appendage
  • burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
  • warrenInterconnected underground tunnels

catch · hutch · poacher · deadfall · spring · spring loaded · bait · cage · fur · pest · pest control · ferret · netting · game · countryside · field · cunning · escape

Categories
Opposites
hunting/capture method

rabbit traphunting rifle

Gun for pursuing game

shotgun · bow and arrow · falconry · hunting dog · coursing

purpose/function

rabbit traprabbit hutch

Enclosure for pet bunnies

rabbit warren · wildlife preserve

containment vs. release

rabbit traprelease mechanism

Device that unlocks restraint

escape hatch · freedom

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG