Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pitfall"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pitfall \Pit"fall`\, n.
A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a
trap of any kind. --Sir T. North.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pitfall
n 1: an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty
2: a trap in the form of a concealed hole [syn: {pit}]
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