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Words with a similar base: mousetrap

'mousetrap'

[mousetrap.n.01] as in: a trap for catching mice

'mousetrap'

[mousetrap.n.02] as in: (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

Origins

					mousetrap (English)
├── mouse (English)
│   └── mous (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── mus (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── trap (English)
    └── trappe (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── træppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))