trebucket

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Definition of trebucket in English English dictionary

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole

Common misspelling of trebuchet

A kind of balance for weighing

A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc

A cucking stool; a tumbrel

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

Hyphenation

tre·buck·et