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Meaning of 'portcullis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Portcullis [ n.]
- A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.
- An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
2 . Portcullis [ v. t.]
- To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

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