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bricole
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As a noun, bricole means a kind of traces with hooks and rings, used to drag manoeuvre guns where horses cannot be used.
Meanings of bricole
5 meaningsnoun
militaryA kind of traces with hooks and rings, used to drag manoeuvre guns where horses cannot be used.
In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, (figurative) an indirect action or stroke.
billiardsA shot in which the cue ball is initially driven against the cushion.
Catapult operated by manpower pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles
Similar: mangonel, traction trebuchet
Older and rare meanings (1)
militaryhistoricalAn ancient kind of military catapult.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).