Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trap so devised as to allow surplus water to escape without permitting air to pass up in the opposite direction.
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Examples
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The waste-trap of safety had suddenly yawned beneath him.
Les Miserables 2008
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The waste-trap of safety had suddenly yawned beneath him.
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The waste-trap of safety had suddenly yawned beneath him.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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