English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Trebucket
(n.)
A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
Trebucket
(n.)
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.
Trebucket
(n.)
A kind of balance for weighing.