| 单词 |
espringal |
| 释义 |
espringal Obs. exc. Hist. Also 7 espringold; and see springald. [ad. OF. espringale (mod.F. espringale), perh. f. Ger. springen spring v. Cf. Pr. espingala, Sp. and Pg. espingarda.] A mediæval military engine or catapult for throwing stones, bolts, or other missiles.
1605Camden Rem. (1657) 206 Some kind of bricol..which the English and Scots called an espringold. 1795Southey Joan of Arc viii. 250 Some the mangonels supply..or in the espringal Fix the brass-winged arrows. 1840L. Ritchie Windsor C. 215 The espringal, which threw darts that had brass plates instead of feathers, to render their flight steady. |

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