Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A military engine for throwing large stones.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ancient war engine for hurling stones.
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- noun A
weapon used to hurlstones
Etymologies
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Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin petra ("stone").
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Examples
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The third class of ordnance included the guns firing stone projectiles, such as the pedrero (or perrier, petrary, cannon petro, etc.), the mortars, and the old bombards like Edinburgh Castle's famous Mons Meg.
Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy
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