Noun

(en noun)

A kind of body-gripping trap designed to kill the trapped animal quickly.

*{{quote-news, year=2008, date=April 30, author=Jim Robbins, title=Montana Dog Owners Find Wild-Animal Traps Put Pets in Harm’s Way, work=New York Times citation

, passage=It was the killing of Cupcake, a border collie mix, in a conibear trap last winter that first spurred the anti-trapping campaign here. }}