单词 | exoster |
释义 | † exostern. Historical. Obsolete. A hanging bridge anciently used by besiegers; also (see quot. from Blount). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > bridge > hanging exoster1569 1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. 33 b Ye engins called..Exosters. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Exoster, an ancient Engine for war; now used for a Petard, to blow open a Port or Gate. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Exoster, a petard or engine to blow a gate open. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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