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Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.

Mantrap :: Mantrap (n.) A trap for catching trespassers.

Drawnet :: Drawnet (n.) A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet..

Betrap :: Betrap (v. t.) To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent..

Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..

Gin :: Gin (v. t.) To catch in a trap.

Pawl :: Pawl (n.) A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel..

Immesh :: Immesh (v. t.) To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare..

Catcher :: Catcher (n.) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.

Cony-catcher :: Cony-catcher (n.) A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver.

Blindman''s Buff :: Blindman's buff () A play in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is..

Barleybreak :: Barleybreak (n.) An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal..

Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.

Tache :: Tache (n.) Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button.

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To get possession of; to attain.

Spakenet :: Spakenet (n.) A net for catching crabs.

Ketch :: Ketch (v. t.) To catch.

Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble..

Cockshut :: Cockshut (n.) A kind of net to catch woodcock.

Tirma :: Tirma (n.) The oyster catcher.

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