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(1):

(n.) A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.

(2):

(n.) A kind of balance for weighing.

(3):

(n.) A cucking stool; a tumbrel.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trebucket'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/trebucket.html. 1828.
 
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