Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

an experience that appalls

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

harass with persistent criticism or carping

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

harassment especially of a tethered animal

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

capable of wounding

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

have

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the act of constructing something

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

a farm building for housing poultry

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

your usual mood

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading TRAPS FOR LARGE GAME.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading TRAPS FOR LARGE GAME.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the act of beginning something new

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading TRAPS FOR LARGE GAME.

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading the Pitfall.--THE LOG COOP TRAP.--Various animals for which it is adapted.--Different Modes of Setting.--THE CORRALL OR HOPO of Africa.--Its Construction and Appalling Effects.--THE NET TRAP.--Its Use in the Capture of the Lion and the Tiger.--American animals to which

plural of “nicety” — conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

large American feline resembling a lion

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small

plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading TRAPS FOR LARGE GAME.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading it may be adapted.--Two Methods of Setting.--BIRD LIME.--Its Use for the Capture of the Lion and Tiger. [Page iv]

the act of using

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Introduction.--THE DEAD FALL.--Honey as Bait for Bears.--THE GUN TRAP.--Peculiar Habits of the Puma.--"Baiting" for the Puma.--Caution required in Setting the Gun Trap.--Several Guns used.--Different Modes of Setting.--Various animals to which the Gun Trap is adapted.--THE BOW TRAP.--Vane and

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading animals.--THE BEAR TRAP.--Various Methods of Setting.--Honey as Bait for Bear.--Bait for Puma.--THE PITFALL.--Use of the Trap in Asia as a means of defence against the Tiger.--Disposition of the Bait.--Wonderful agility of the Puma.--Niceties required in the construction of

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Barb for Arrows.--Best Wood for Bow.--A Second Example of Bow Trap.--Arrows Barbed and Poisoned.--THE DOWN FALL; or Hippopotamus Trap.--The terrible Harpoon used by the African Trapper.--Different Modes of Setting the Down Fall.--Modification of the Down Fall for small