noun
trapping
TRA-pihng
noun
1
The practice of catching animals in traps, often for their fur.
"Trapping was once a major industry in the fur trade."
2
A decorative covering placed over a horse.
"The parade horses wore elaborate trapping for the ceremony."
How to Use Trapping
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of catching animals with traps, or an ornamental covering for a horse.
Word Forms
trappings plural, trappings plural
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Etymology
From trap.
Rhymes for trapping
mapping
rapping
tapping
lapping
yapping
zapping
napping
flapping
wrapping
slapping
clapping
snapping
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