trebucket

Definition of Trebucket in English :

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trebucket

noun

a large medieval siege engine for hurling missiles consisting of a sling on a pivoted wooden arm set in motion by the fall of a weight

noun

a medieval engine of war powered by a counterweight and used to hurl large stones and other missiles

: also ˈtrebucket (ˈtriˌbʌkɪt ; trēˈbukˌit)

n.

A medieval catapult for hurling stones or other heavy projectiles, often by means of a sling at the end of a long, counterweighted, swinging arm.