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trous de loup

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trou-de-loup

[trood-l-oo]
–noun, plural trous-de-loup [trood-l-oo] . Military.
a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.

Origin:
1780–90; < F: lit., wolf hole
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