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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Springe \Springe\ (spr[i^]nj), noun [From {Spring}, verb (used without an object): cf. G. sprenkel, Prov. E. springle.] A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
As a woodcock to mine own springe. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Springe \Springe\, verb (used with an object) To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Springe \Spring"e\ (spr[i^]ng"e or spr[i^]ng), verb (used with an object) [OE. sprengen. See {Sprinkle}.] To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.]
He would sowen some difficulty, Or springen cockle in our cleane corn. --Chaucer.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "springe": bait, birdlime, bola, booby trap, cobweb, deadfall, dragnet, fishhook, fly, gill net, ground bait, hook, jig, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, meshes, mousetrap, net, noose, plug, pound net, purse seine, seine, snare, sniggle, spinner, squid, toils, trapfall, trawl, wobbler
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