"catch-'em-alive-O" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: catch-'em-alive-Os [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} catch-'em-alive-O (plural catch-'em-alive-Os)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A live-trap (trap designed to catch animals without killing them). Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-catch-'em-alive-O-en-noun-sLEmhxF6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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