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Webster 1913 Edition

Mangonel

Man′go-nel

,
Noun.
[OF.
mangonel
, LL.
manganellus
,
manganum
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] See
Mangle
,
Noun.
]
A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mangonel

MAN'GONEL

,
Noun.
An engine formerly used for throwing stones and battering walls.

Definition 2024

mangonel

mangonel

English

Noun

mangonel ‎(plural mangonels)

  1. A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects.

Translations

References

  • mangonel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

From Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον ‎(mánganon).

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