( n. )
Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
( n. )
Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012