In fortification, a small terrace, properly of earth, on the inside of the parapet, of such height that the defenders standing on it may conveniently fire over the top.
·noun A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser. II. Banqu...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The name for the side-walk in some of our Southern cities. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.