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caltrop; caltrap


caltrop; caltrap is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several-celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name. The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle.

[2] An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward. They are scattered on the ground where an enemy`s cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses` feet.


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