birdtrap

English

Etymology

From bird +‎ trap.

Noun

birdtrap (plural birdtraps)

  1. A trap designed or used to catch wild birds.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 26:
      He talked about hunting and shooting, and told me how unfair it was that Ole Gjortler, who really belonged to Gjerdrum parish, should set his bird-traps on Solberg Common[.]
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