traplines

/ˈtræpˌlaɪnz/
noun
  1. A series of animal traps set along a route, typically in a wilderness area, checked regularly by a trapper.
    • Setting up traplines in the forest requires knowledge of animal paths.
    • He inherited his grandfather's traplines in the northern woods.
    • The trapper checked his traplines every morning before the snow melted.
  2. The route or path along which a series of traps are placed.
    • They followed the old traplines through the dense brush.
    • Walking the traplines took most of the day.
    • The map showed the traplines winding through the valley.
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