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.
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2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for
casting javelins.
[1913 Webster] Ribaudred