- trebucket
- Castigatory Cas"ti*ga*to*ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a {ducking stool}, or {trebucket}. --Blacktone. [1913 Webster]
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Trebucket — Trebuchet Treb u*chet, Trebucket Tre buck*et, n. [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. tr[ e]buchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. tr[ e]bucher.] 1. A cucking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trebucket — noun see trebuchet … New Collegiate Dictionary
trebucket — noun A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole … Wiktionary
trebucket — tre·buck·et … English syllables
trebucket — Same as ducking stool … Ballentine's law dictionary
trebucket — noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles • Syn: ↑catapult, ↑arbalest, ↑arbalist, ↑ballista, ↑bricole, ↑mangonel, ↑onager, ↑trebuchet … Useful english dictionary
Castigatory — Cas ti*ga*to*ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; called also a {ducking stool}, or {trebucket}. Blacktone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ducking stool — Castigatory Cas ti*ga*to*ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; called also a {ducking stool}, or {trebucket}. Blacktone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trebuchet — Treb u*chet, Trebucket Tre buck*et, n. [OF. trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. tr[ e]buchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. tr[ e]bucher.] 1. A cucking stool; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trebuchet — or trebucket noun Etymology: Middle English trebochet, from Anglo French trebuchet Date: 15th century a medieval military engine for hurling heavy missiles (as rocks) … New Collegiate Dictionary
