01 n. A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
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A cucking stool; a tumbrel.
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2.
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.
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A kind of balance for weighing.[Obs.]