in·clo·sure

[in-kloh-zher]
noun
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enclosure or inclosure (ɪnˈkləʊʒə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
2.  a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
3.  a.  the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
 b.  history such acts as were carried out at various periods in England, esp between the 12th and 14th centuries and finally in the 18th and 19th centuries
4.  a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
5.  something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
6.  (Brit) a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators
 
inclosure or inclosure
 
n

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Inclosure is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
inclose (ɪnˈkləʊz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
a less common spelling of enclose
 
in'closable
 
adj
 
in'closer
 
n
 
in'closure
 
n

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He then commanded those who accompanied him to pull it down, and burn it with the whole inclosure.
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