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Trebucket
{
Treb′u-chet
,Tre′buck-et
, }Noun.
[OF.
trebuchet
, trebukiet
, an engine of war for hurling stones, F. trébuchet
a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF. trebuchier
, trebuquier
, to stumble, trip, F. trébucher
.] 1.
A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
Cowell.
2.
A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.
3.
A kind of balance for weighing.
[Obs.]