Church porch
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A church porch or weaponhouse is a room near a church's main entrance for visitors to store weapons. Historically, church porches have been part of church architecture because of a prohibition against carrying weapons into the sanctuary.
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- Harrison, James A.; Sharp, Robert, eds. (January 2006). Project Gutenberg's Beowulf. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved on 2007-08-14. (Note l. 325. Cf. l. 397.)