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Petrary

Pet′ra-ry

,
Noun.
[L.
petra
stone. Cf. Sp.
petraria
, and E.
Pederero
.]
An ancient war engine for hurling stones.

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petrary

petrary

English

Noun

petrary (plural petraries)

  1. A weapon used to hurl stones
    • 1969, Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother:
      Their boats, loaded with six months’ provisions and a petrary for shooting crucifixes, were stowed aboard.

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