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portcullis

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. portcullis (noun)
  2. portcullis money (noun)

port·cul·lis

noun \pȯrt-ˈkə-ləs\

Definition of PORTCULLIS

: a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified place and lowered between grooves to prevent passage
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Origin of PORTCULLIS

Middle English port colice, from Anglo-French porte coliz, literally, sliding door
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PORTCULLIS

Catullus, Lucullus, Tibullus

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