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Re:Ha-ha wall by stygiansonic on Saturday August 24, 2019 @10:29PM (#20790985)
Punic can also mean “treacherous”, presumably because of the Roman opinion of their adversary.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punic

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Re:Ha-ha wall by twic on Sunday August 25, 2019 @05:11AM (#20792080)
Oh, maybe it's called a Punic ditch because it's treacherous, rather than brutal? My memory of this is dim.
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