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Definition of Trebucket
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 Trebucket
1. Noun. A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole. ¹
2. Noun. (misspelling of trebuchet) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trebucket
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trebucket
Literary usage of Trebucket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1858)
"The trebucket was a chair at the end of a beam, which acted on the see-saw
principle, on a stump put into the ground at the edge of the water.2 " Thegreat ..."
2. Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning Lincolnshire by Eliza Gutch, Mabel Peacock (1908)
"The last scold who occupied the trebucket was one Poll ... A few years later,
when the dock was constructed, the trebucket was finally removed, ..."
3. County Folk-lore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1908)
"Beware of the trebucket I . . . She broke the truce, and they were not backward
in applying the ... The last scold who occupied the trebucket was one Poll ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"It is sufficient to state it thus: "$49 being treble the costs and charges of
plaintiff. Davison v. Schooley, 10 NJ Law (5 Halst) 145, 148. trebucket. ..."
5. Old Grimsby by George Shaw (1897)
"At the close of the third performance there was a round of cheers, and the crowd
dispersed crying " Beware of the trebucket ! ..."
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