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▸ noun: (historical) An old English coin from the reign of Elizabeth I, minted for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the picture of a portcullis on the reverse.
▸ verb: (usually passive) To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
Similar:
porticus,
fortification curtain,
cryptoporticus,
port,
gatehouse,
porte-cochère,
porte-cochere,
porch,
portal,
caisson,
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