| 单词 |
petrary |
| 释义 |
petrary Now only Hist.|ˈpɛtrərɪ| [ad. med.L. petrāria fem. (Du Cange), f. petra stone = OF. perrière. Cf. also It. petriero masc. (Florio) = Sp. pedrero, F. pierrier, all in same sense.] A mediæval military engine for discharging stones: = pedrero, perrier.
1610Holland Camden's Brit. i. 400 On the East-side there was planted one Petrarie and two Mangonells. 1795Southey Joan of Arc viii. 250 Charging with huge stones the murderous sling Or petrary. 1854Blackw. Mag. LXXV. 530 The trebuchet, the matafunda, the ribaudequin, and the petrary, were special machines for discharging..rocks. |

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