HERISSON

Etymology

Noun

herisson (plural herissons)

A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.

(heraldiccharge) A hedgehog.

Source: Wiktionary


Her"is*son, n. Etym: [F. hérisson, prop., hedgehog.] (fort.)

Definition: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot; - - used to block up a passage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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