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Definition of Trebuchet
1. Noun. An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.
Generic synonyms: Engine
Derivative terms: Catapult, Catapultian, Catapultic
Definition of Trebuchet
1. n. A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
Definition of Trebuchet
1. Noun. A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end. Considered to be the technological successor to the catapult. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trebuchet
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trebuchet
Literary usage of Trebuchet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages by Edward Lewes Cutts (1872)
"81 v., gives a representation of a trebuchet. A still earlier representation—viz., of
the thirteenth century—of machines of the same kind is to be found in ..."
2. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity (1903)
"6, shows a trebuchet charged with fully blown roses, and a knight in armour
kneeling before the engine obviously with the intention of belabouring his fair ..."
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