Trebuchet
31trebuchet — /treb yoo shet , treb yoo shet /, n. a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles. Also, trebucket /tree buk it, treb yoo ket /. [1300 50; ME < MF, equiv. to trebuch(er) to overturn, fall (tre(s) across, over ( < L trans TRANS ) +… …
32trebuchet — [ trɛbjʊʃɛt, bəʃɛt] noun a machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large missiles. Origin ME: from OFr., from trebucher overthrow …
33trebuchet — n. Tumbrel, castigatory, ducking stool, cucking stool, trebucket …
34Trebuchet — A siege engine in the form of a giant sling. that used the force of a counterweight to swing a projectile. ♦ War engine developed in the Middle Ages employing counterpoise. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 227) ♦ Stone… …
35trebuchet — treb·u·chet …
36trebuchet — /ˈtrɛbjuʃɛt/ (say trebyoohshet) noun a medieval military engine for hurling stones and making a breach. {Middle English, from Old French, from trebucher overturn, fall, from tre(s), across, over (from Latin trans) + buc trunk of body, of Germanic …
37trebuchet — n. large sling like medieval engine for hurling stones …
38Trebuchet — A type of Catapult which utilizes a counterweight to fire its projectile. An earlier version had a team of men pulling on ropes attached to the short end of the beam. Usually a free swinging bucket was attached to the short end of the throwing …
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39trébuchet — nm. => Piège …
40trebuchet — n. (also trebucket) hist. 1 a military machine used in siege warfare for throwing stones etc. 2 a tilting balance for accurately weighing light articles. Etymology: ME f. OF f. trebucher overthrow, ult. f. Frank …
