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moulinet|muːlɪˈnɛt|
[a. F. moulinet, dim. of moulin mill: see -et1. Cf. molinet.]
1. a. Antiq. A portable apparatus carried by crossbow-men for winding up their bows.
1846Fairholt Costume in Eng. 222 One..carries his bow over his shoulder, and has suspended from his waist a moulinet, and pulley for winding up his bow.
b. A wheel or winch used to turn the drum of a hoisting machine or the like. ? Obs.
1662Evelyn Sculptura ii. (1906) 7 The Moulinet, or wheele..is made to turne the upper Roller. 1706in Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1784–5Ann. Reg. 324, I was obliged to unscrew and cast away our moulinet. 1855Ogilvie Suppl.
†2. A kind of turnstile. Obs.
1706in Phillips (ed. Kersey). In mod. Dicts.
3. Fencing. A circular swing of a sword or sabre.
1875Kinglake Crimea (1877) V. i. 126 The swift circling ‘moulinet’,..his sabre whirling round and round overhead. 1887E. Gilliat Forest Outlaws 235 Lucky for me I could play a pretty game at moulinet. |