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Definition of 'portcullis'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(es)
  • A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
  • (historical) An English coin of the reign of (Elizabeth I), struck for the use of the (East India Company), and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
  • Verb

  • To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
  • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

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