Dictionary entry

Trou-de-loup

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Trou″–de–loup″ (?), n.; pl.Trous-de-loup (�). [F. trou hole + de of + loup wolf.] (Mil.) A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes.