steel traps
Jaw-spring hunting devices
Steel traps are spring-loaded metal devices that snap shut when triggered, used to catch animals by the leg or body.
The phrase a mind like a steel trap describes someone with a quick, sharp intellect—the comparison is to speed and grip rather than cruelty.
Her memory is a steel trap suggests nothing escapes or gets forgotten.
- jawBone holding teeth
- snapSudden sharp sound
- ironElement twenty-six
- rustIron oxide coating
- baitLure for prey
teeth · clamp · catch · spring · hunter · fur · prey · animal · wild game · leg · pain · cruel · animal cruelty · metal · chain · wilderness · snare · trigger
trapping method/mechanism
steel trapsnets
Mesh devices for catching
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