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trap cut

American  

noun

Jewelry.
  1. step cut.


Etymology

Origin of trap cut

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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In September, Minaj hosted the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards and performed her latest single, the dreamy “Last Time I Saw You” before teasing a fiery new trap cut from “Pink Friday 2.”

From Seattle Times

Host Nicki Minaj performed her latest single, the dreamy “Last Time I Saw You” before jumping into a brand-new tease of a fiery new trap cut from her highly-anticipated “Pink Friday 2” album.

From Washington Times

The Atlantic bottlenose dolphin had been fitted with a prosthetic tail after a crab trap cut the circulation to her fluke when she was a baby.

From Los Angeles Times

Through "the jungle telephone," an advancing column of white mercenaries learned of the trap, cut through the bush and entered the town from the rear.

From Time Magazine Archive

In setting mink traps along the shore of lake or river I take the fish whole in the canoe, and as I set a trap cut off a section with my belt axe, beginning with the tail.

From Project Gutenberg