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trapping

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trap·ping  (trpng)
n.
1. An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; a caparison. Often used in the plural.
2. trappings
a. Articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories.
b. Characteristic or symbolic signs: all the trappings of power.
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Noun1.trappingtrapping - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
caparison, housing
bard - an ornamental caparison for a horse
horsecloth - a cloth for the trapping of a horse
saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse


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This attempt was followed up and sustained by others, until in 1825 a footing was secured, and a complete system of trapping organized beyond the mountains.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
It's what I should expect, when a fellow like Trapping Bass is let off so easily.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
I was too ignorant of botany to discover any resort of root or fruit that might lie about me; I had no means of trapping the few rabbits upon the island.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
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