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Definition of "trapping" []

  • An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; a caparison. Often used in the plural. (noun)
  • Articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories. (noun)
  • Characteristic or symbolic signs: all the trappings of power. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "trapping" in a sentence
  • "The Olympic sized ice makes a difference as well, allowing a more open game and less trapping (though when you have a team of all stars trapping is less significant anyway)."
  • "Yes | No | Report from huntnow wrote 8 weeks 5 hours ago to quote myself from earlier this month, "the ancient art of trapping is vastly underrated"."
  • "Can't shoot them and trapping is useless and if you use the legal wayand hit them you can only hit them once or it's animal cruelty."