What does "empale" mean?
Empale: To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. Sir W. Raleigh.
Additional senses
- 2.To inclose; to surround. See Impale.
- 3.To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
- 4.(Her.) Same as Impale.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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