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trebuchet

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16
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/ (UK)
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/ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɛb.jə.ʃeɪ/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɛb.ju.ʃeɪ/ (UK) · /ˈtɹɛb.juˌʃɛt/ (US) · /ˈtɹɛb.jəˌʃeɪ/ (US)

Definition of trebuchet

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
    “Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.”
    “With counterweight trebuchets at its disposal, a besieging force at last had the advantage in sieges, and it was probably the appearance of the trebuchet which prompted the changes in castle design from the mid-twelfth century onwards which were described in the previous chapter: the move from rectangular to round or multiform towers […]”
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noun

  1. A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
    “Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90-kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters.”
    “With counterweight trebuchets at its disposal, a besieging force at last had the advantage in sieges, and it was probably the appearance of the trebuchet which prompted the changes in castle design from the mid-twelfth century onwards which were described in the previous chapter: the move from rectangular to round or multiform towers […]”
  2. A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

verb

  1. To shoot with a trebuchet.

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Etymology

From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk…

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From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk (“belly, trunk, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English būc (“belly, trunk”). More at bouk.

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