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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TROU-DE-LOUP

Trou "-de-loup ", n.; pl. Trous-de-loup (Etym: [F. trou hole + de of +loup wolf. ] (Mil. )

 

Defn: A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.