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houkutuslintu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decoy noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.

Senses

houkutuslintu is used for these senses in English:

  • decoy A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
  • decoy A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
  • stool pigeon (slang, obsolete, gambling) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.

decoy — full definition

  1. noun A person, object, or fake animal used to lure someone or something into a trap or into danger.
  2. verb To lure someone into danger or a trap through trickery.

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