Fox Trap

The wedge had dropped out, and the step revolved like the treadle of a fox-trap. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

It was what he had done, long ago, when Lady had caught her foot in a fox-trap, back in the woods. ❋ Albert Payson Terhune (1907)

I do not think that he ever cared to make a fox-trap of himself again, however. ❋ William Patten (1902)

His fox-trap jaws, with their bone-and heart-and soul-crushing teeth, came together with a snap, and when they relaxed his lips parted into one of his marrow-chilling smiles. ❋ Thomas William Lawson (1891)

So we left Black Hawk unburied, and bringing over an old fox-trap, fastened a large stick of wood to it and set it near. ❋ Unknown (1887)

It proved that he had stumbled upon a fox-trap which was concealed under some dry twigs, and his right fore-paw was caught fast. ❋ Sophie May (1869)

"I'm only goin 'to take a look at my fox-trap, sir, if you'll allow me." ❋ Unknown (1859)

Near the tent we passed a fox-trap set on the top of a pole, and, on inquiring, found that this was the machine in which old Morris caught his "_h_owls." ❋ Unknown (1859)

(Ah, what a pity he had killed the wild-cat which he had caught some weeks before in the fox-trap.) ❋ Wilhelm Meinhold (1824)

On the 1st of October, Captain Sabine's servant, having been at some distance from the ships to examine a fox-trap, was pursued by ❋ William Edward Parry (1822)

"Stark naked but for the fox-trap biting his ankle" ❋ Unknown (2009)

The line is as jagged as the trap itself, riddled with sharp 'k' sounds, while the shock comes from the fox-trap completing the image. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When they get a bawbee, they know what to do with it, that's a fact; they open their pouch and drop it in, and it's got a spring like a fox-trap; it holds fast to all it gets, like grim death to a dead nigger. ❋ Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1830)

Queen's presents; when we set a fox-trap we scatter pieces of meat all round, but when the fox gets into the trap we knock him on the head; we want no bait, let your Chiefs come like men and talk to us. " ❋ Alexander Morris (1857)

[Julien]: "Man that Jane chick from [Spanish class] has a great body. I think I might ask her out" Cameron: "Yeah she does, but there's one problem" Julien: "What she's russian?" Cameron: "No she's a [fox trap]" Julien: "Dammit that's even worse" ❋ SteelShark398 (2011)

[That man] is fox trapping people..."[CLEAR] THE [MUDDA] FUCKIN AREA!" ❋ JJRJYAY (2012)