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plural scullies
An obstacle set up against military vehicles; a Czech hedgehog. quotations examples
Horned scullies usually are placed in water about 15 feet apart in a line parallel to the beach, with the rails pointing out to sea
1962, Demolition Materials
Draw in both man-made and natural obstacles. Anything that may hinder the proposed landing (e.g., cusps, submerged rocks, partially awash or submerged wrecks, scullies, berm scarps, sandbars, rails, etc.) may be considered an obstacle.
1974, US Navy SEAL Combat Manual
Experiments were carried out with placed charges to breach antitank walls, destroy concrete tubes or horned scullies, and fill anti-tank ditches
2008, Stephen Sussna, Defeat and Triumph: The Story of a Controversial Allied Invasion and French Rebirth