spring-angle

spring-angle
a slender piece of wood such as bamboo with pointed ends, bent in an arch with the points bound together. The points are covered with bait or the bait lies between the points. The binding loosens when the bait is swallowed and the arch straightens out to embed the points in the throat. Also called spring-gorge

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