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| | Galtrap | Variants: Galthrap, Galtrap, Cheval-trap, Caltrap, Chausse-trap, Gal-trap | | Termed Galtraps from their application to the purpose of galling (upsetting, deterring, or injuring) horses; they are iron instruments, used in war to prevent or retard the advance of cavalry, and consist of four points so formed that whichever way they are placed one point is always erect. |
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