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wentle·trap (went′'l trap′)

noun

any of a family (Epitoniidae) of marine gastropod mollusks usually enclosed in a white, spiral shell

Etymology: Du wenteltrap, lit., a winding staircase < wentel, a winding, akin to wenden (see wend) + trap, stair: see trap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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