ribauldequin

English

Etymology

From French ribaudequin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

Noun

ribauldequin (plural ribauldequins)

An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.
A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
Synonym of organ gun.

Synonyms

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rabauld
ribault
ribaudkin
infernal machine
organ gun

Translations

engine of war

French: ribaudequin (fr) f
Italian: ribadocchino m

Spanish: ribadoquín m

huge bow

French: ribaudequin (fr) f

organ gun — see organ gun

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