TREBUCHET


Meaning of TREBUCHET in English

/treb"yoo shet', treb'yoo shet"/ , n.

a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles.

Also, trebucket /tree"buk'it, treb'yoo ket"/ .

[ 1300-50; ME trebuch ( er ) to overturn, fall ( tre ( s ) across, over ( trans- TRANS-) + buc trunk of body buc belly) + -et -ET ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .