'Ribaudequin' definitions:

Definition of 'Ribaudequin'

From: GCIDE
  • Ribaudequin \Ri*bau"de*quin\, n. [F.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins. [1913 Webster] Ribaudred