English Explanatory Dictionary

herisson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛɹɪsən/

Word forms

herisson herissons

Etymology

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

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