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chevaux-de-frise.
a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc.
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Origin:
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literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians
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cheval-de-frise
(ʃəˌvældəˈfriːz)
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chevaux-de-frise
1.
a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
2.
a row of spikes or broken glass set as an obstacle on top of a wall
[C17: from French, literally: horse from Friesland (where it was first used)]
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