Definitions for caltrops

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caltrops cal·trop

Spelling: [kal-truh p]

IPA: /ˈkæl trəp/

Caltrops is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 497 anagrams from letters in caltrops (acloprst).

Definitions for caltrops

noun

1. any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
2. an iron ball with four projecting spikes so disposed that when the ball is on the ground one of them always points upward: used to obstruct the passage of cavalry, armored vehicles, etc.

Origin of caltrops

before 1000; Middle English calketrappe, Old English calcatrippe, colte-træppe, equivalent to calce- (Latin calci-, stem of calx spur, heel) + træppe trap¹

Examples for caltrops

A telegram was accordingly despatched to Mrs. caltrop, asking her to forward the address of the doctor in question.

Sooner or later, the worm forsakes this kind of caltrop which catches on to everything.