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trebuchet in British English
(ˈtrɛbjʊˌʃɛt) or trebucket (ˈtriːbʌkɪt)
noun
a large medieval siege engine for hurling missiles consisting of a sling on a pivoted wooden arm set in motion by the fall of a weight
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from trebuchier to stumble, from tre- trans- + -buchier, from buc trunk of the body, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German būh belly, Old English buctrebuchet in American English
(ˈtrɛbjuˌʃɛt)
noun
a medieval engine of war powered by a counterweight and used to hurl large stones and other missiles
: also ˈtrebucket (ˈtriˌbʌkɪt) Word origin
ME < OFr < trebucher, to stumble < tre- (< L trans-, trans-) + buc, trunk, body < Frank *buk, trunk, akin to Ger bauch, belly < PGmc *bhug- < IE *bhū-, var. of base *bheu-, to grow, swell > beImage oftrebuchet
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