Galthrap

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Galthrap

Galthrap, Galtrap, Cheval-trap, Caltrap, Chausse-trap, or Gal-trap. P. 37, f. 10.

Termed Galtraps from their application tothe purpose of galling horses; they are iron instruments, used in war to prevent or retard the advance of cavalry, and consist of four points so formed that whichever way they are placed one point is always erect.