machicolate

From Medieval Latin machicolātus, perfect participle of machicolāre, from Old French machicoller, from machicolleis (“machicolation”), from Old Occitan machacol, from macar (“to crush”) + col (“neck”).

machicolate (third-person singular simple present machicolates, present participle machicolating, simple past and past participle machicolated)

1. To furnish with machicolations.
   • 1871, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Last Tournament” in Gareth and Lynette etc., London: Strahan, 1872, p. 116,

     The wide-wing’d sunset of the misty marsh / Glared on a huge machicolated tower / That stood with open doors […]

• machicolation