chevaux de frise
dəˈfriz noun
plural of cheval-de-frise.
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noun, plural che·vaux-de-frise 
[shuh-voh-duh-freez] , Usually, chevaux-de-frise.
[shuh-voh-duh-freez] , Usually, 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.
Origin:
1680–90; < French; literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians
1680–90; < French; literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians
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| —n , pl 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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