Ribaudequin
Pronunciation : Ri*bau"de*quin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.]
Definition : 1. An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon.
2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913