portculles
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Then they made an order that the gates, portculleses, posts and chaines in the Citty of London be made and sett up att the publick charge of the state."
- "136. Defenſive War by Sea. 1ſt, how to prepare a Ship for a cloſe Fight, by ordering their Bulk-heads, Leaves, Coamings, Lock-holes in Rolls, falſe Ports, Portculleſſes, &c. and taking the Running Rigging into cloſe Quarters."
- "One strong entrance in character with the Architectural composition, is a conspicuous feature in the front; it is designed to have a strong stationary wrought iron grating or Portculles over the gateway, which affords light to the entrance: between it and the rear gate is sufficient room for a team and wagon to stand, that will admit of the keeper’s securing the front gate previous to the opening of the rear one."