e/Bastle house

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has glosseng: Bastle houses is a type on construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border Reivers. They are farmhouses, characterised by elaborate security measures against raids. Their name is said to derive from the French word "bastille".
lexicalizationeng: bastle house
instance of(noun) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
munition, fortification

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