bender

bender n A thin flexible tree to which a wire noose or "slip" was attached, and which, bent over a rabbit track,was released upwards when a rabbit became entangled in the trap. See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH 11/72 Used I Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I as: 113-72

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10734
Description
Summary:bender n A thin flexible tree to which a wire noose or "slip" was attached, and which, bent over a rabbit track,was released upwards when a rabbit became entangled in the trap. See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH 11/72 Used I Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I as: 113-72

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