Brewer's: Trap

A carriage, especially such as a phäeton, dog-cart, commercial sulky, and such like. It is not applied to a gentleman's close carriage. Contraction of trappings (whatever is “put on,” furniture for horses, decorations, etc.).

“The trap in question was a carriage which the Major had bought for six pounds sterling.” —Thackeray: Vanity Fair, chap. lx vii.

“The traps were packed up as quickly as possible and the party drove away.” —Daily Telegraph.

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