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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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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
  3. 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. 2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.
  4. Filthy; obscene; ribald. [Obs.]
  5. ribaudequin (plural ribaudequins) Alternative form of ribauldequin