Hĕr'sil-lon, n.
n. [Fr., from herse, q. v.] (Mil.) A plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes or nails, to incommode and retard the march of an enemy; a form of the herse.
n. [Fr., from herse, q. v.] (Mil.) A plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes or nails, to incommode and retard the march of an enemy; a form of the herse.