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Definition of caltrap in English English dictionary
- A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several- celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name
- An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward
- They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet
- The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle
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