dragon's teeth
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| dragon's teeth | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | informal conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II |
| 2. | sow dragon's teeth to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about |
| [sense 2 from the story of | |
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