ribauldequin
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French ribaudequin.
Pronunciation
Noun
ribauldequin (plural ribauldequins)
- An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.
- A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
- Synonym of organ gun.
Synonyms
Translations
engine of war
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huge bow
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organ gun — see organ gun