Category:Trebuchet

Treb"u*chet, tre"buck*et, n. Etym: [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.]