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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Caltropsnoun
Etymology: coltræppe, Saxon.
The ground about was thick sown with caltrops, which very much incommoded the shoeless Moors. Lancelot Addison, Account of Tangiers.
It is very common in the South of France, Spain, and Italy, where it grows among corn, and on most of the arable land, and is very troublesome to the feet of cattle; for the fruit being armed with strong prickles, run into the feet of the cattle, which walk over the land. This is certainly the plant which is mentioned in Virgil ’s Georgick, under the name of tribulus. Philip Miller.
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caltrops
A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrop, cheval trap, galthrap, galtrap, calthrop, jackrock or crow's foot) is an area denial weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upward from a stable base (for example, a tetrahedron). Historically, caltrops were part of defences that served to slow the advance of troops, especially horses, chariots, and war elephants, and were particularly effective against the soft feet of camels. In modern times, caltrops are effective when used against wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of caltrops in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of caltrops in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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