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Definition of Trapping
1. Noun. Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse.
Specialized synonyms: Bard, Horsecloth
Generic synonyms: Saddlery, Stable Gear, Tack
Derivative terms: Caparison
Definition of Trapping
1. Verb. (present participle of trap) ¹
2. Noun. An instance of ensnaring something or someone. ¹
3. Noun. An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trapping
1. a covering for a horse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trapping
Literary usage of Trapping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"However, before managers can evaluate the effect of trapping or habitat ...
The Effects of trapping Commercial trapping can affect populations and habitat ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"And when systematic trapping has been definitely applied to these groups at a
large number of stations, the returns will, of course, be even greater. ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1898)
"... Rival trapping Parties—Manoeuvring—A Desperate Game—Vanderburgh and the ...
who started off for the trapping grounds to the north-northwest. w ..."
4. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving (1849)
"In fact, being ignorant of the best trapping grounds, it was their object to
follow on, and profit by the superior knowledge of the other party. ..."
5. Kit Carson's Life and Adventures: From Facts Narrated by Himself : Embracing by De Witt Clinton Peters (1873)
"The News of the Defeat of Mr. Young's trapping Party by the Indians reaches
Taos—Young raises a Party to Chastise the Indians—Kit Carson becomes a ..."
6. The American Beaver and His Works by Lewis Henry Morgan (1868)
"BEFORE taking up the subject of trapping, there are a few remaining facts relating
to the habits of the beaver which it may be well to embody in a general ..."
7. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The sharp discontinuity in these profiles which appears at pH 13.5-14.5 suggests
two kinds of trapping. Although the break comes at different pH values for ..."
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