petrary
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin petra (“stone”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpetrary (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
editweapon used to hurl stones
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