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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BACULE

n.In fortification, a kind of portcullis or gate, made like a pit-fall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two great stakes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BACULE

Bac "ule, n. Etym: [F.] (Fort. )

 

Defn: See Bascule.