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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 387 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BARBICAN (from Fr. barbacane, probably of Arabic or
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Persian origin) , an outwork for the
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defence of a
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gate or draw-
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bridge; also a sort of pent-
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house or construction of
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timber to shelter warders or sentries from arrows or other missiles .

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