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booby-trapped
Variant of booby trap
- any scheme or device for tricking a person unawares
- a bomb or mine that is set to be exploded by some action of the intended victim, as when some seemingly harmless object is lifted
Related Forms:
- booby-trap transitive verb booby-trapped, booby-trapping
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