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rampire
▪ I. rampire, -pier, n. Now arch. (ˈræmpaɪə(r)) Forms: α. 6 rampair(e, -are, -eare, 6–7 rampar, rampere, 6–7 (9 dial.) ramper. β. 6 rampyre, 6– rampire, rampier, (7 -iar, -yer). [a. obs. F. rampar (Godef. Compl.), var. rempar, rempart rampart. The origin of the β-forms is not clear; cf. hampire, -ie... Oxford English Dictionary
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Camber Castle
The north and south bastions were filled in to form solid gun platforms around approximately 1613 and 1615, and an earth rampart called the Rampire was The south stirrup tower and bastion remains partially buried as a result of the construction of the Rampire. wikipedia.org
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rampeare
rampeare obs. variant of rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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rampiar
rampiar obs. f. rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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Bath city walls
The route of wall went through the now open space at St James's Rampire and then along the south side of the Lower Borough Walls street to the Southgate wikipedia.org
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rampier
rampier variant of rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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Battle of Stoke Field
morning of 16 June, King Henry's forward troops, commanded by the Earl of Oxford, encountered the Yorkist army assembled in a single block, on a brow of Rampire wikipedia.org
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rampyer
rampyer, -pyre obs. forms of rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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rampar
rampar var. ramper1, obs. var. rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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rampaire
rampair(e obs. variants of rampire. Oxford English Dictionary
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scarping
scarping, vbl. n. (ˈskɑːpɪŋ) [f. scarp v.1 + -ing1.] A steep slope; the rocky face of a hill. † Also pl. the amount of slope or batter in an escarp.1639 R. Norwood Fortif. 105 The scarpings thereof [sc. of the Rampire] within and without are [etc.]. 1909 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 478 The scarpings of an ov... Oxford English Dictionary
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incurvated
incurvated, ppl. a. (ɪnˈkɜːveɪtɪd) [f. prec. + -ed1.] Bent into, or having, a curved form; curved, crooked; spec. curved inwards.1665 Manley Grotius' Low C. Warres 310 Fortified with a strong incurvated Rampire. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sc. 320 A long incurvated Glass-tube. 1776 Cavallo in Phil. T... Oxford English Dictionary
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ramper
▪ I. ramper1 dial. (ˈræmpə(r)) Also 8 rampar. [Prob. a corruption of lamprey.] a. The lamprey. Usu. ramper-eel. b. (See quot. 1865.)1792 Statist. Acc. Scotl. IV. 217 note, These spotted eels are called Rampar Eels. 1818 R. Jamieson Notes Burt's Lett. I. 122 The ramper-eel, lamprey, or nine eyes, is ... Oxford English Dictionary
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rempare
† remˈpare, v. Obs. rare. Also renpayre. [ad. F. remparer: see rampire v.] trans. To strengthen, fortify. Also absol.1525 Ld. Berners Froiss. II. cxiii. 336 Than he newe renpayred the towne, and furnished it with newe men of warre. 1549 Edw. VI Jrnl. (Roxb.) 236 The gates of the hous to be rempared;... Oxford English Dictionary
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vaumure
† vaumure, n. Obs. Forms: α. 5–7 (9) vawmure (6 vawmeure, vawmer), 6–7 vaumure. β. 6–7 vamure (6 vamer). γ. 6 vaimure. [Reduced form of AF. *vaunt-mur: see vauntmure and avantmure.] An advanced wall or earthwork thrown out in front of the main fortifications; the outer wall or series of walls of a f... Oxford English Dictionary
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