HERSILLON

, or little Herse, in Fortification, is a plank armed with iron spikes, for the same use as the Herse, and also to impede the march of the infantry or cavalry.

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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HERISSON
HERMANN (James)
HERMETIC
HERSCHEL
HERSE
* HERSILLON
HESSE (William Prince of)
HETEROGENEAL
HETEROGENEOUS
HETEROSCII
HEVELIUS (John)