- 1. n. An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. Source: opted
- 2. n. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally. Source: opted
- 3. 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes t a beam supported by posts, and so balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was impelled by men against the wall. Grose. 2. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally. Source: webster
- 4. 1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down thewalls of besieged places. Source: adambom
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