(under subclass 58) Traps which stun, wound, make helpless, or kill animals by delivering a blow, which may or may not impale the animals.
(1) Note. The blow which these traps deliver usually comes from above, and the instrument which strikes the animal usually holds it fast, so that it cannot escape and soon dies.
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75, for smiting traps which do not retain the body of the victim under the striking element, though it may be retained in a receptacle.
