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herisson|ˈhɛrɪsən|
[a. F. hérisson, OF. heriçon, -ichon (12th c. in Littré):—late L. *hericiōnem urchin, augmentative of hericius, ericius.]
†1. A hedgehog, urchin. Obs.
1594Blundevil Exerc. v. xii. (ed. 7) 555 He..hath the feet of a Herison. c1600J. Burel Pilgr. in J. Watson Coll. Poems (1706) II. 26 (Jam.) The Houlet and the Herison Out of the airt Septentrion Come with ane feirfull voce.
‖2. Fortif. A barrier, consisting of a revolving beam, armed with iron spikes.
1704in J. Harris Lex. Techn. 1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v., Herissons are frequently placed before gates. 1853Stocqueler Milit. Encycl., Herisson, a formidable hedge or chevaux-de-frise, made of one stout beam fenced by a number of iron spikes..which being fixed upon a pivot, revolves in every direction upon being touched, always presenting a front of pikes.
3. ‘A sort of wooden horse set with spikes or points, formerly used as a military punishment, the culprit being mounted upon it’ (Cent. Dict.). |