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	Word or Phrase:	CROSSING KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	A house for the keeper of a level crossing on a railway.

	Word or Phrase:	INCLINE KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	The residence of the supervisor of an inclined plane.

	Word or Phrase:	BRIDGE KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	The residence of a bridge keeper.

	Word or Phrase:	KEEP AND BAILEY CASTLE *
	Definition:	A castle without a motte.

	Word or Phrase:	FORD KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	The residence of a ford keeper.

	Word or Phrase:	LOCK KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	The residence of a lock-keeper.

	Word or Phrase:	WELL KEEPERS COTTAGE *
	Definition:	The residence of a well keeper.

	Word or Phrase:	SHELL KEEP *
	Definition:	A Norman keep, in the form of a circular or polygonal enclosure surrounded by a wall.

	Word or Phrase:	TOWER KEEP *
	Definition:	A fortified keep in the form of a tower, used as a last refuge or defence. If a component of a larger site, use keep.

	Word or Phrase:	KEEP *
	Definition:	The major tower of a fortification, often acting as its last defence.