bricole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
    catapult; mangonel; arbalest; trebuchet; trebucket; arbalist; onager; ballista.

WordNet


Bri*cole" noun
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.

Webster 1913