What does "portcullis" mean?
Portcullis: An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the East India Company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
Additional senses
- 2.To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar. [R.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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