† arginn.
Obsolete. rare.
An embankment or rampart in front of a fort.
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1589 P. Ive Pract. Fortification 3 in tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres The Fort..must also haue..an argine or banke to empeache the approach.
1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. H3 High Argins..To keep the bulwark fronts from battery.
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