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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pallissad,) Pallasad, v. [f. Pallissad, n. Cf. mod. Eng. pallisade (1719).] tr. To fortify with a palisade. —1632 Lithgow Trav. (1632) 349.
The ditch … is mainly pallasaded with wooden stakes