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Portcullis
Meaning
Noun
●
A
gate
in the form of a
grating
which is
lowered
into place at the
entrance
to a
castle
,
fort
, etc.
●
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.
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