Heˊrison
Heˊrison is
a
Barriere
made of one strong Beam or Plank of Wood, stuck full of Iron Spikes: It is
supported in the Middle, and turns upon a
Pivot,
or
Axis.
It is used in stopping a Passage, in Nature of a Turnstile; for it is equally
balanced upon the
Pivot
which stands upright in the Middle of the Passage, upon which it turns round,
as there is Occasion to open or shut the Passage.F.
Definition taken from The Universal Etymological English Dictionary, edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
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