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man-trap

  [man-trap]
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–noun
1. an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
2. Slang. a woman who is purported to be dangerously seductive or who schemes in her amours; femme fatale.
Also, mantrap.

Origin:
1765–75
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Mantrapped
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man·trap   (mān'trāp')   
n.  

  1. A trap set to catch trespassers or poachers.

  2. Slang A woman considered dangerously seductive and scheming.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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