A trap consisting of a weight that is balanced to fall, crush, and kill an animal.
Deadfall can also refer to a mass of tangled brush and shrubs.
"A small paiute-style deadfall trap, made with dogbane cordage, August 6, 2009" by Yourcelf is licensed under CC BY-SA.
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