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noun
A slit or hole above the entrance to a fortification, thought to provide access for defenders to kill invaders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A chamber above the entrance to a fortification where defenders hide and shoot at invaders trapped in the entryway below.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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noun
A waterhole or pit in a bog where the bodies of murder victims were thrown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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