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Noun: trou-de-loup (trous-de-loup)  troo,d'loo
Usage: archaic
  1. A sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy
    "The defenders dug trous-de-loup around the fortress to impede attackers"

Derived forms: trous-de-loup

Type of: cavity, pit

Encyclopedia: Trou-de-loup