"gallitrap" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡælɪtɹæp/ Forms: gallitraps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gallitrap (plural gallitraps)
  1. (folklore, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset) Grass growing in a circle that possesses the magical power of compelling anyone standing within it to confess their wrongdoings. Tags: Cornwall, Devon Categories (topical): Folklore
  2. (folklore, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset) A magical circle of grass believed to have been created by pixies, that causes any mortal stepping into it to believe they are continuing to walk forward when they are actually walking in a circle. Tags: Cornwall, Devon Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-gallitrap-en-noun-MRjnp7~U Categories (other): Cornish English, Devonian English, Gloucestershire English, Somerset English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

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