01 n. A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan.
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A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan. See: Trepan
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Trapan
· Tra·pan
· IPA /tɹəˈpæn/
02 v. t. To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.
imp. & p. p.
Trapanned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trapanning
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To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.“Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia.” — Anson.