Portculleis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of portcullis. alt-of, archaic

    "But lô, ear they retyerd; Cambuscan wheeles, and with his horsemen at his angrie heeles, fell on Algarsifes rear, and cutt off those whome no portculleis had, ne walles t’enclose."

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"But lô, ear they retyerd; Cambuscan wheeles, and with his horsemen at his angrie heeles, fell on Algarsifes rear, and cutt off those whome no portculleis had, ne walles t’enclose."

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