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steel trap

noun

  1. a trap for catching animals, consisting of spring-operated steel jaws with sharp projections that clamp shut.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of steel trap1

First recorded in 1725–35
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I was running my team up a small frozen creek when I came around a corner and saw a raven caught in a number-four steel trap.

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“He had a mind like a steel trap when it came to where everything is,” said Porter, who died in 2015.

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Also, cookbooks: Unless you have a mind like a steel trap or count shorthand among your skills, an audio cookbook is going to be frustrating.

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Granted, the second busiest airport in the nation, built in a sprawling, car-dependent city and perpetually under construction, often feels like a steel trap for traffic, especially during the holidays.

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A funny little round man in hippie clothes with a mind like a steel trap.

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