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mangonel

Noun

man=go=nel

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mangonel(n = noun.artifact) arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, catapult, onager, trebuchet, trebucket - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles; Array

is a kind of engine

mangonel, n. [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. See Mangle, n.].

A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins. [1913 Webster]

mangonel, n. Mil. hist. a military engine for throwing stones etc.

Etymology

ME f. OF mangonel(le), f. med.L manganellus dimin. of LL manganum f. Gk magganon

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