English Explanatory Dictionary

ribauldequin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
  3. Synonym of organ gun.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

Word forms

ribauldequin ribauldequins

Etymology

From French ribaudequin.

Synonyms

rabauld ribault ribaudkin infernal machine organ gun
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