Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, a cart or barrow plated with iron or other material to protect it from fire, and armed with long iron-shod pikes; a movable cheval-de-frise.
- noun A similar cart armed with a large crossbow, or with a small cannon in the fifteenth century.
- noun Hence— The cannon itself so used.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon.
- noun A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
engine ofwar used in theMiddle Ages , consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front withpikes . After the 14th century it was furnished with smallcannon . - noun A huge
bow fixed on thewall of a fortified town for castingjavelins .
Etymologies
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French
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Reminiscent of the ancient ribaudequin, a repeating cannon of several barrels, the Gatling gun could fire about 350 shots a minute from its
Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy
hernesheir commented on the word ribaudequin
One for the listers of weaponry and war-engines.
January 21, 2013