mousetrap
n. US //ˈmaʊˌstɹæp// UK //mˈaʊsɪtɹˌæp// mouse·trap
From Middle English mouse-trappe, mous trappe, mouse trape, equivalent to mouse + trap. Cognate with Dutch muizetrap, muizentrap (“mousetrap”), German Low German Muustrappe, Muustrapp (“mousetrap”). In the Internet sense, refers to a computer mouse.