Bricole

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bricole \Bri*cole"\, n. [F.] (Mil.)
     A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag
     and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An ancient kind of military catapult.


        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. 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, fig., indirect action or
        stroke.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first
        against the cushion.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bricole
       n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine
           for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult},
            {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {mangonel}, {onager},
            {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]