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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERISSON

n.In fortification, a beam or bar armed with iron spikes pointing outwards, and a turning on a pivot; used to block up a passage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HERISSON

Her "is *son, n. Etym: [F. hérisson, prop. , hedgehog. ] (fort. )

 

Defn: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; - - used to block up a passage.

 

French Dictionary

hérisson

hérisson n. m. nom masculin Petit mammifère dont le corps est couvert de piquants.