man-trap
or man·trap
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
Slang. a woman who is purported to be dangerously seductive or who schemes in her amours; femme fatale.
Origin of man-trap
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How to use man-trap in a sentence
Big hole down there filled up and the bridge that was just a mantrap new floored!
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonThe old sheriff never allows any thing done outside the rules, for he's tighter than a mantrap. '
Manuel Pereira | F. C. AdamsThe cousins were alongside in the field which this mantrap bounded.
Sporting Society, Vol. II (of 2) | VariousAs for her complexion, that was nearly as brilliant as Lady Mantrap's, and without the powder which her ladyship uses.
The History of Pendennis | William Makepeace ThackerayI asked Lady Mantrap, when I heard you were to be here, to invite me to her party.
The Bedford-Row Conspiracy | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for mantrap
/ (ˈmænˌtræp) /
a snare for catching people, esp trespassers
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