Definition of trebuchet. Meaning of trebuchet. Synonyms of trebuchet

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Definition of trebuchet

trebuchet
Cucking stool Cuck"ing stool` (k?k"?ng st??l`). [Cf. AS. scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k?ka to dung, k?kr dung, the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment.] A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool. --Sir. W. Scott.

Meaning of trebuchet from wikipedia

- A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a rotating arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common...
- Trebuchet MS as used in the Half-Life logo. Trebuchet MS is a humanist sans-serif typeface that Vincent Connare designed for Microsoft Corporation in...
- The mangonel, also called the traction trebuchet, was a type of trebuchet used in Ancient China starting from the Warring States period, and later across...
- Françoise Trébuchet (19 June 1772 in Nantes – 27 June 1821 in Paris) was a French painter and the mother of Victor Hugo. Sophie Françoise Trébuchet was born...
- A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a siege engine used in the Middle Ages. Trebuchet may also refer to: Trebuchet MS, a sans-serif typeface designed by...
- The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement...
- Vincent Trébuchet (born 5 July 1988) is a French politician of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR). He was elected member of the National ****embly...
- mistake, and this time brought along with them about a hundred trebuchets. These trebuchets had a shooting range of around 100 metres, and could use projectiles...
- the trebuchet had swung forward sufficiently, one end of the sling would automatically become detached and release the projectile. Some trebuchets were...
- century BC the mangonel appeared in ancient China, a type of traction trebuchet and catapult. Early uses were also attributed to Ajatashatru of Magadha...