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Middle English
- calketrap, calke trappe, calktrappe, calletrapp, caltrap, caltrappe, caltrope, kalketrap, kalketrappe, kalketreppe, kawetrape
- calketreppe (Kent)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *calcatræppe (attested as coltetræppe), variant of calcatrippe (“caltrop”), from Medieval Latin calcatrappa, calcatrippa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalk(ə)ˌtrap(ə)/, /ˈkalˌtrap(ə)/
Noun
calketrappe (plural calketrappes or calketrappen)
- caltrop (metal spiked object)
- caltrop (one of various thistly plants)
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