snare : Idioms & Phrases
Snare drum
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noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
snare; side drum.
WordNet
- the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum; so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.
Webster 1913
To set a trap , snare , ∨ gin
- to put it in a proper condition or position to catch prey; hence, to lay a plan to deceive and draw another into one's power.
