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Definition of Steel trap
1. Noun. An acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps). "A mind like a steel trap"
2. Noun. A trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steel Trap
Literary usage of Steel trap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1900)
"She 's as smart as a steel trap, — that woman is, — and if she took the notion,
I believe she could help get us a better place. ..."
2. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"She 's as smart as a steel trap, — that woman is, — and if she took the notion,
1 believe she could help get us a better place. ..."
3. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"She 's as smart as a steel trap, — that woman is, — and if she took the notion,
1 believe she could help get us a better place. ..."
4. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Smart as a steel trap. Exceedingly quick and ready. 1830 A feller with an eye
like a hawk, and quick as a steel trap for a trade.—' Major Jack Downing,' p. ..."
5. The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway: With an Account of the by Llewelyn Lloyd (1867)
"The Steel-Trap. lakes and rivers of Scandinavia swarm with aquatic birds of one
kind or another. Many different species bred in the vicinity of ..."
6. The American Beaver and His Works by Lewis Henry Morgan (1868)
"... steel trap—Trapping Season—Trapping at the Dam— At the Lodge—Traps sprung—Whether
the Beaver when caught bites off his Leg—Trapping under the ..."
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