Etymology

herisson

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Today it means: A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage. Full definition →

French hérisson
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  1. French · derived fromhérisson“hedgehog”
  2. English todayherisson

French hérisson (“hedgehog”). Doublet of urchin.

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