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Trou-de-loup

Trou-de-loup Meaning & Definition
Trou-de-loup Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trou-de-loup?

[n] a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy

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See Also | pit | quarry | stone pit

Trou-de-loup In Webster's Dictionary

\Trou"-de-loup"\, n.; pl. {Trous-de-loup}. [F. trou hole + de of + loup wolf.] (Mil.) A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also {trapholes}.

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