pontlevis
(obsolete) A drawbridge.
(obsolete) The act of a horse that rears up on its hind legs, risking tumbling backward and falling upon the rider.
Source: Wiktionary
Pont"le*vis, n. Etym: [F., properly, a drawbridge.] (Man.)
Definition: The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
