Catapult: alternatives and connections

A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.

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A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

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A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.

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Alt. of Trebucket

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A cucking stool; a tumbrel.

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of Cast

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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.

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To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.

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To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

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To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.

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To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

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A plaything for children; a bawble.

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An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to…

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An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to…

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One who slings, or uses a sling.

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One who slings, or uses a sling.

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of Sling

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of Sling

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An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to…

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