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stockado
▪ I. † stoˈckado, n. Obs. Forms: 7 stocado, 7–8 stoccado, stoccata, 7, 9 stockado. [Altered form of staccado, as if f. stock n.1 Cf. stockade n.] = stockade n. 1.[1589 P. Ive Fortif. 38 Place in the riuer..a stackado of great piles to keepe an enemy out.] 1609 E. Grimstone Gen. Hist. Netherl. xii. 8...
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stoccado
▪ I. stoccado, n. Obs. exc. arch. (stɒˈkɑːdəʊ) Forms: 6–7 stockado, stoccado, stoc(c)ata, (7 stookado), 6 stoccato, 7 stocado, stoc(c)ada, 9 arch. stoccata, stoccado, (stocado); 6–7 stackado, 7 stacado, 9 staccato; 8 stoccade (anglicized, rare). [Corruptly a. It. stoccata, f. stocco point of sword, ...
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stockade
▪ I. stockade, n. (stɒˈkeɪd) Also 8–9 stoccade, (9 stocade). [a. F. † estocade, corruption of estacade, a. Sp. estacada: see staccado, stockado. In the 17th c. the Fr. word was occasionally miswritten estocade, by confusion with estocade sword-thrust, stoccado. This may be in part the source of the ...
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breastwork
breastwork (ˈbrɛstwɜːk) 1. a. Fortif. A fieldwork (usually rough and temporary) thrown up a few feet in height for defence against an enemy; a parapet.1642 Relat. Action bef. Cyrencester 3 Gardens..divided by many low dry stone walls, as good as Breast workes. 1645 R. Symonds Diary Civ. War (1859) 2...
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prick
▪ I. prick, n. (prɪk) Forms: 1 pric(c)a, price, (pryce), 2, 5–6 prike (5 pryke); 3–7 pricke, 4– prick (4–6 prikke, prik, 5 prykke, prikk, 5–7 pryck, -e, pryk). [OE. prica, pricca m., price f. = mod.Du. prik m. († prick Kilian) a sharp point or stick, prickle, etc.; LG. prik a dot, spot, point, prik,...
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stock
▪ I. stock, n.1 (stɒk) Forms: 1 stocc, 1–4, 6 stoc, 2–7 stoke, 3–7 stocke, stok(ke, (5 ? stolke), 5–6 stokk, 7 Sc. stouk, 4– stock. pl. 3 stocken, 4 stockus, stokez, stokken, stokkus, stoukz, 4– 5 stokkez, 4–6 stockys, stokkes, 4–7 stockis, stok(k)is, 5–6 stokkys, 6 stokys, 7 stox. [OE. stoc(c masc....
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