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Sallyport

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The postern in fortifications. It is a small door or port whence troops may issue unseen to make sallies, etc. (Latin, salio, to leap.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Salic Law
Saliens (The)
Salient Angles
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Craigs
Sallee
Sallust of France
Sally
Sally Lunn
Sallyport
Salmacis
Salmagundi
Salmon (Latin, salmo, to leap)
Salmon
Salmoneus
Salsabil
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Salt-cellar (A)