petrary

English

Etymology

Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin petra (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtɹəɹi/

Noun

petrary (plural petraries)

1. A weapon used to hurl stones
   • 1969, Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother:

     Their boats, loaded with six months’ provisions and a petrary for shooting crucifixes, were stowed aboard.

Translations

weapon used to hurl stones

• Italian: petriera f

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