birdtrap

English

Etymology

From bird ‎ trap.

Noun

birdtrap (plural birdtraps)

1. A trap designed or used to catch wild birds.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 26:

     He talked about hunting and shooting, and told me how unfair it was that Ole Gjortler, who really belonged to Gjerdrum parish, should set his bird-traps on Solberg Common[.]