What is the meaning of Trebucket?

  • (n.) A kind of balance for weighing.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
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HarvardWebster's 2011, trebucket, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/trebucket/definitions/2074327>.
MLAWebster's. "trebucket" 28 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/trebucket/definitions/2074327>
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