herse
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A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy.
(quote-book)
(obsolete form of) (a carriage for the dead)
(RQ:Spenser Shepheardes Calender)
(alternative form of)
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(RQ:Chapman Iliad)
(RQ:Shakespeare Merchant of Venice)
harrow (gloss)
portcullis (gloss)
grate, grill (especially to block large objects floating down a river)
candlestick, candelabrum (with a triangular base and spikes to hold large candles)
stage lighting instrument, luminaire that disperses light over a stage
(inflection of)
hersir (gloss)