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trebu·chet (treb′yo̵̅o̅ s̸het′)

noun

a medieval engine of war powered by a counterweight and used to hurl large stones and other missiles
also trebucket tre′·bucket (trē′buk′it)

Etymology: ME < OFr < trebucher, to stumble < tre- (< L trans-, trans-) + buc, trunk, body < Frank *buk, trunk, akin to Ger bauch, belly < PGmc *bhug- < IE *bhū-, var. of base *bheu-, to grow, swell > be

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