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portcullis

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10 lettersPronunciation /pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/Part of speech nounSorted cilloprstuStarts with PEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A heavy grating that can be lowered to block a castle gateway.

Word origin

From Middle English portcolyse, from Old French porte colëice, from porte (“door”) + feminine of colëiz (“sliding”), ultimately from Latin colāre.

Used in a sentence

  • […]Within my mouth you haue engaold my tongue, / Doubly portculliſt with my teeth and lippes[…]

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