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creeper2 n Cp OED ~ 5 'a kind of grapnel used for dragging
the bottom of the sea.' A grapnel attaching an animal trap to the ground, with a length
of chain to permit various placements.
[1771] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i,
198 [The wolverine] got into a trap which was not far off, and carried it to some
distance where the creeper caught hold of a bush, and he escaped after a very long
struggle.
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