| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HERSILLON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hersillon \Her"sil*lon\, noun. [French expression, from herse harrow. See Herse, noun.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HERSILLON
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In the military art, a plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes or nails, to incommode and retard the march of an enemy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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