TREBUCKET

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


Noun

trebucket (plural trebuckets)

Alternative spelling of trebuchet

Source: Wiktionary


Treb"u*chet, Tre"buck*et, n. Etym: [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. trébuchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. trébucher.]

1. A cucking stool; a tumbrel. Cowell.

2. A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.

3. A kind of balance for weighing. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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