trou-de-loup

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noun plural trou-de-loup a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry. 1
noun trou-de-loup any of the conical pits with a vertical pointed stake in the center of each, formerly built in rows as an obstacle to the enemy, esp. to enemy cavalry 0

before 1780

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1780-90; < French: literally, wolf hole

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