Trebuchet (noun)
treb-u-shet
A machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles.
Middle English from Old French, from trebucher ‘overthrow’.
Example sentences
“They lined trebuchets and other siege machines along the boundary.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
