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machicolate

mac·hi·co·late

uncommon

verb

1.

supply with projecting galleries

  • “machicolate the castle walls”

Origin

From Medieval Latin machicolātus, perfect participle of machicolāre, from Old French machicoller, from machicolleis (“machicolation”), from Old Occitan machacol, from macar (“to crush”) + col (“neck”).

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