PORTCULLIS
\pˈɔːtkəlˌiz], \pˈɔːtkəlˌiz], \p_ˈɔː_t_k_ə_l_ˌi_z]\
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By Oddity Software
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A strong grating hung over the gateway of a fortified place and capable of being let down to defend the gate.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A sliding door of cross timbers pointed with iron, hung over a gateway, so as to be let down in a moment to keep out an enemy.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.