Found 2 items, similar to Bricole.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bricole bricole n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bricole Bricole \Bri*cole"\, n. [F.] (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used. [1913 Webster] 2. An ancient kind of military catapult. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or stroke. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]