Usually means: Metal device designed to impede.
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  2. caltrap: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. Caltrap: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. caltrap: FreeDictionary.org
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Caltrap)

noun:  Archaic form of caltrop. [(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).]

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