trebuchet
[ treb-yoo-shet, treb-yoo-shet ]
/ ˈtrɛb yʊˌʃɛt, ˌtrɛb yʊˈʃɛt /
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noun
a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles.
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Also tre·buck·et [tree-buhk-it, treb-yoo-ket]. /ˈtriˌbʌk ɪt, ˌtrɛb yʊˈkɛt/.
Words nearby trebuchet
treble, treble chance, treble clef, treble staff, Treblinka, trebuchet, trecento, tre corde, tredecillion, tree, tree-and-branch
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trebuchet
trebucket (ˈtriːbʌkɪt)
/ (ˈtrɛbjʊˌʃɛt) /
noun
a large medieval siege engine for hurling missiles consisting of a sling on a pivoted wooden arm set in motion by the fall of a weight
Word Origin for trebuchet
C13: from Old French, from trebuchier to stumble, from tre- trans- + -buchier, from buc trunk of the body, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būh belly, Old English buc
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