Tenaillon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tenaillon \Te*nail"lon\, n. [F. See {Tenaille}.] (Fort.)
     A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase
     their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch,
     or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
     [1913 Webster]