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| • | A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin. |
| • | Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. |
| • | The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum. |
| • | An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion. |
| • | To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. |