cheval-de-frise
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noun \shə-ˌval-də-ˈfrēz\ plural che·vaux–de–frise \shə-ˌvō-\
Definition of CHEVAL-DE-FRISE
1
: a defense consisting typically of a timber or an iron barrel covered with projecting spikes and often strung with barbed wire
2
: a protecting line (as of spikes) on top of a wall —usually used in plural
Origin of CHEVAL-DE-FRISE
French, literally, horse from Friesland
First Known Use: 1668
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