caltrop
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Noun — A small spiked metal device thrown on the ground so a spike always points upward, used to injure feet, hooves or tyres (also used as a symbol in heraldry).
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English calketrappe, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa ("thistle"), which came from Latin calx or calcare ("to tread") plus trappa ("trap").
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