ribauldequin

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ribauldequin

  • /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

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From French ribaudequin.

noun ribauldequins

  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.

    Similar: organ gun

Similar: rabauld, ribault, ribaudkin, infernal machine, organ gun

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noun engine of war

Españolribadoquín
Françaisribaudequin
Italianoribadocchino

noun huge bow

Françaisribaudequin

noun synonym of organ gun — see also organ gun

Españolribadoquín
한국어리볼데퀸 riboldekwin
Françaisribaudequin
DeutschRibauldequin
Italianoribadocchino
Русскийрибадекин ribadekin

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@misc{ribauldequin_2026,
  title = {ribauldequin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ribauldequin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}