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springe
synonyms:
springle
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Definition:
A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Polonius: Ay,
springes
to catch woodcocks! I do know,
When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul
Lends the tongue vows.
William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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this I filled with the feathers of several birds I had taken with the
springes
made of Yahoos' hairs, and were excellent food.
Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World (1726)
https://archive.org/details/gulliverstravels1800swif/page/334
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