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1. (n.) portcullis
a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of the gateway of a castle or fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME portecolys < MF porte coleice)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) portcullis
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) portcullis
a grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy
2. (noun) portcullis
an English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse
3. (verb) portcullis
to obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. portcullis
a strong grating resembling a harrow hanging over the gateway of a fortress, let down in a groove of the wall in the case of a surprise.
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