| Trebuchet (trebuchet) |
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| Treb"u*chet |
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[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.] |
A cucking stool; a
tumbrel.
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.
A kind of balance for weighing.
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