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   lychgate

   /ˈlɪtʃɡeɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used at burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman's arrival.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old Englishlīc ‘body’ + gate1.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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