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noun

another name for stench trap

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Words nearby stink trap

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But Reconcile is from a slightly different arm of Houston hip-hop—more focused on spiritual triumph over the trap.
Down With the King: Christianity Isn’t Hiding in Rap’s Closet|Stereo Williams|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do not fall into the trap of being swayed by political notion.
Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays?|Jay Michaelson|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You now have a growing number of candidates and elected officials who can do that without having to fall into that trap.
The Republican Rainbow Coalition Is Real|Tim Mak|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet, this will be the media frame: “Obama throws stink bomb.”
For Obama, Hell Week Has Arrived|Michael Tomasky|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By the time Sotloff was allowed to leave the border crossing, the trap was set.
Obama Administration and Sotloff Family Battle Over Blame for Journalist’s Kidnapping|Josh Rogin|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes the animal was caught in a trap which was nothing less than a hut of logs with a single entrance.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Haggard had disappeared with the celerity of a harlequin who jumps through a trap.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
A patch of light fell clear on the side of the trap, and on Longcluse's ungloved hand as he leaned on it.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Their slain shall be cast forth, and out of their carcasses shall rise a stink: the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
A trap-door had opened in the floor of his consciousness; his first, early love sheltered in his aching heart again.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

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