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1913
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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.
Definition
2024
petrary
petrary
English
Noun
petrary
(
plural
petraries
)
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.
Translations
Translations
Italian:
petriera
f
Anagrams
partyer
Etymology
Medieval Latin
petraria
, from
Latin
petra
(
“
stone
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈpɛtrəri/
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