v.tr. (usu. as machicolated adj.) furnish (a parapet etc.) with openings between supporting corbels for dropping stones etc. on attackers. machicolation n.
[ OF machicoler, ult. f. Prov. machacol f. macar crush + col neck ]
MACHICOLATE
Meaning of MACHICOLATE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012