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{ Bar"bi*can (&?;), Bar"ba*can } (&?;),
n. [OE. barbican, barbecan, F.
barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain
origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also
means, an opening to let out water, loophole.] 1.
(Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a
castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong,
having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.
2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through
which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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