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mantrap

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man·trap  (mntrp)
n.
1. A trap set to catch trespassers or poachers.
2. Slang A woman considered dangerously seductive and scheming.
mantrap [ˈmænˌtræp]
n
a snare for catching people, esp trespassers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mantrap - a very attractive or seductive looking womanmantrap - a very attractive or seductive looking woman
knockout, lulu, stunner, peach, ravisher, smasher, looker, beauty, sweetheart, dish
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
2.mantrap - a trap for catching trespassersmantrap - a trap for catching trespassers      
trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Translations
mantrap [ˈmæntræp] N → cepo m
mantrap [ˈmænˌtræp] n → trappola per l'uomo
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"Always seems to me," said Wemmick, "as if he had set a mantrap and was watching it.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Now, Mrs Varden, regarding the Maypole as a sort of human mantrap, or decoy for husbands; viewing its proprietor, and all who aided and abetted him, in the light of so many poachers among Christian men; and believing, moreover, that the publicans coupled with sinners in Holy Writ were veritable licensed victuallers; was far from being favourably disposed towards her visitor.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
Mantrap, who will ride at any fence which any man in England will take, and who drives her greys in the park, while her mother keeps a huckster's stall in Bath still--even those who are so bold, one might fancy they could face anything dare not face the world without a female friend.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
 
 
 
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