forted

forted
adjective /ˈfɔːtɪd/
Ensconced in or protected by a fort.

The fort was built right in the middle of a large old field, and in it the people had been forted so long and so quietly, that they didnt apprehend any danger at all, and had, therefore, become quite careless.


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