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Booby-trap
(A). A pitcher of water, book, or something else,
balanced gingerly on the top of a door set ajar, so that when the booby
or victim is enticed to pass through the door, the pitcher or book
falls on him.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Booby-trap from Infoplease:
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