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mangonel

N เครื่อง เหวี่ยง หิน หรือ อาวุธ สมัยก่อน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MANGONEL

n.An engine formerly used for throwing stones and battering walls.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MANGONEL

Man "go *nel, n. Etym: [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. Mangle, n.]

 

Defn: A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mangonel

man go nel |ˈmaNGgəˌnel ˈmæŋɡˌnɛl | noun historical a military device for throwing stones and other missiles. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French mangonel (le ), from medieval Latin manganellus, diminutive of late Latin manganum, from Greek manganon axis of a pulley.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mangonel

mangonel |ˈmaŋgən (ə )l | noun historical a military device for throwing stones and other missiles. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French mangonel (le ), from medieval Latin manganellus, diminutive of late Latin manganum, from Greek manganon axis, engine of war .