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ribauldequin

/ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

ribauldequin noun: 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.

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

Synonyms of ribauldequin

Forms of ribauldequin

pluralribauldequins

Origin of ribauldequin

From French ribaudequin.

Questions about ribauldequin

What does ribauldequin mean?
Ribauldequin means 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.
What part of speech is ribauldequin?
Ribauldequin is a noun.
How do you pronounce ribauldequin?
Ribauldequin is pronounced /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/.
What is the plural of ribauldequin?
The plural of ribauldequin is ribauldequins.

Words near ribauldequin in the dictionary

  1. ribaudries
  2. ribaudrous
  3. ribaudry
  4. ribauds
  5. ribauld
  6. ribauldequin
  7. ribauldequins
  8. ribaulds
  9. ribavirin
  10. ribavirins
  11. ribband

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