manubalistn.

Brit.

/ˈmanjᵿbəˌlɪst/, U.S.

/ˈmænjəbəˌlɪst/

Forms: late Middle English manubaliste, late Middle English 1800s– manubalist, 1900s– manuballiste.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin manuballista.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin manuballista kind of light siege engine (4th cent. in Vegetius) < classical Latin manus hand (see manus n.¹) + ballista ballista n., perhaps after arcuballista arbalest n.

rare. Now historical.

A kind of light siege engine in the form of a large crossbow or arbalest mounted on a cart or the like, used for throwing small missiles. Also: †a person operating such a siege engine (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > catapult

manubalista1460

catapult1577

siege engine1763

slingshot1849

shanghai1863

nigger-shooter1876

catty1893

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2867 (MED) The fundubal and the manubaliste.

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2968 In carris had for hem, carribalistis Wer sette..Oon more of hem the[n] x manubalistis; Of nerf or heer stringes for hem wer take. Their myghti shot made hert & herneys quake.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 467 Manubalist, a stout cross-bow.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 365 Manuballiste, a crossbow used in the reign of Henry VIII.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manubalist
释义	manubalistn. Brit. /ˈmanjᵿbəˌlɪst/, U.S. /ˈmænjəbəˌlɪst/ Forms: late Middle English manubaliste, late Middle English 1800s– manubalist, 1900s– manuballiste. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin manuballista. Etymology: < post-classical Latin manuballista kind of light siege engine (4th cent. in Vegetius) < classical Latin manus hand (see manus n.¹) + ballista ballista n., perhaps after arcuballista arbalest n. rare. Now historical. A kind of light siege engine in the form of a large crossbow or arbalest mounted on a cart or the like, used for throwing small missiles. Also: †a person operating such a siege engine (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > [noun] > catapult manubalista1460 catapult1577 siege engine1763 slingshot1849 shanghai1863 nigger-shooter1876 catty1893 a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2867 (MED) The fundubal and the manubaliste. a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 2968 In carris had for hem, carribalistis Wer sette..Oon more of hem the[n] x manubalistis; Of nerf or heer stringes for hem wer take. Their myghti shot made hert & herneys quake. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 467 Manubalist, a stout cross-bow. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 365 Manuballiste, a crossbow used in the reign of Henry VIII. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1460
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