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noun, plural tes·tu·di·nes 
[te-stood-n-eez, -styood-] .
[te-stood-n-eez, -styood-] . 1.
(among the ancient Romans) a movable shelter with a strong and usually fireproof arched roof, used for protection of soldiers in siege operations.
2.
a shelter formed by overlapping oblong shields, held by soldiers above their heads.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense “tumor”; 1600–10 for def. 1; Middle English < Latin testūdō tortoise, tortoise shell, siege engine; akin to test2
1350–1400 for earlier sense “tumor”; 1600–10 for def. 1; Middle English < Latin testūdō tortoise, tortoise shell, siege engine; akin to test2
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