Trebuchet Definition

trĕbyə-shĕt
trebuchets
noun
trebuchets
A medieval engine of war powered by a counterweight and used to hurl large stones and other missiles.
Webster's New World

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

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Singular:
trebuchet
Plural:
trebuchets

Origin of Trebuchet

  • From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple"), from tre- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body"), from Old Frankish *bÅ«k (“belly, trunk, torso"), from Proto-Germanic *bÅ«kaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell"). Cognate with Old High German bÅ«h (“belly"), Old English bÅ«c (“belly, trunk"). More at bouk.

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  • Middle English from Old French from trebucher to overthrow tre- over (from Latin trāns- trans–) but trunk of the body (of Germanic origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trebuchet Sentence Examples

  • He used the trebuchet against the walls of Dover Castle.

  • The Medieval Catapults used during the Middle Ages were the Mangonel, the ballista and the mighty trebuchet.

  • Trebuchet missiles The trebuchet missiles The Trebuchet was designed as a giant catapult, or sling.

  • In the traction trebuchet a large troop of men pulled down on ropes to propel the missile.

  • Trebuchet Missiles The Trebuchet was designed as a giant catapult, or sling.

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