Chinese finger traps

A form of Chinese finger trap — A gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Chinese finger trap
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Chinese finger traps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20traps

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