| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| trebuchet |
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| SYLLABICATION: | treb·u·chet |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr b y -sht |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also treb·uc·ket (--kt) |
| NOUN: | A medieval catapult for hurling heavy stones. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from trebucher, to overthrow : tre-, over (from Latin tr ns-; see trans–) + but, trunk of the body (of Germanic origin).
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