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trebuchet

/ˈtrɛbəʃɛt//ˈtrɛbjʊʃɛt/
noun
A machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles.

Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from trebucher ‘overthrow’.

Tom's model trebuchet design delivered the pebble 30 feet, smashing the LEGO Castle Wall into bits. He felt very medieval.

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