ONAGER

onager, Equus hemionus

(noun) Asiatic wild ass

catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

(noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

onager (plural onagers or onagri)

The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).

Synonym: hemionus (obsolete)

(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.

Hypernyms

• (military engine): catapult

Hyponyms

• (wild ass)

khulan, koulan, kulan (Equus hemionus kulan)

chigetai, dziggetai, Mongolian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemionus)

Coordinate terms

• (military engine): mangonel, trebuchet

Anagrams

• Gorean, Orange, Ragone, groane, orange

Source: Wiktionary


On"a*ger, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. Etym: [L. onager, onagrus, Gr.

1. (Rom.Antiq.)

Definition: A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. Fairholt.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A wild ass, especially the koulan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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