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  Word: Testudo

  ID	Word	Wordtype	Definition
  157410	Testudo	n.	A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels.

  
  

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