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rattle-trap — n. a rattly (old) car; any rattly vehicle. □ I hear Ted’s rattle trap in the driveway. □ I bought a rattle trap for $400 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
trap — [OE] The precise origins of trap are obscure. It goes back to an Old English træppe, and it has various relatives in the modern Germanic and Romance languages – Flemish trape, French trappe, Portuguese trapa, for instance – but its ultimate… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
trap — [OE] The precise origins of trap are obscure. It goes back to an Old English træppe, and it has various relatives in the modern Germanic and Romance languages – Flemish trape, French trappe, Portuguese trapa, for instance – but its ultimate… … Word origins
To spring a rattle — Spring Spring (spr[i^]ng), v. t. 1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to spring a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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