pitfall
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Noun — A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
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Etymology
First recorded use in the 14th century from pit + fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snare", from Old English fealle (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *fallą, *fallaz (“a fall, trap”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-. Cognate with German Falle (“trap, snare”).
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