noun
- a snare or trap, especially one made with a noose
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The hunter set a springe to catch rabbits.
- Birds were caught in the springe made of horsehair.
- The old trapper knew how to fashion a springe from simple materials.
- A springe was hidden among the bushes along the forest path.
- The poacher’s springe was discovered by the gamekeeper.