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ribaudequin

/ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

ribaudequin is the alternative form of ribauldequin.

Meaning of ribauldequin

Noun

ribauldequin (plural 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.
    Synonyms:
    organ gun

Forms of ribaudequin

pluralribaudequins

Questions about ribaudequin

What is ribaudequin the alternative form of?
Ribaudequin is the alternative form of ribauldequin.
How do you pronounce ribaudequin?
Ribaudequin is pronounced /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/.

Words near ribaudequin in the dictionary

  1. ribats
  2. ribattuta
  3. ribattutas
  4. ribattute
  5. ribaud
  6. ribaudequin
  7. ribaudequins
  8. Ribaudo
  9. Ribaudos
  10. ribaudred
  11. ribaudries

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