espringal

English

Noun

espringal (plural espringals)

  1. Alternative form of springald
    • 2016, Henry Pratap Phillips, The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder Weapons (c.1000 to 1850), Notion Press, →ISBN:
      The espringal (Fig. 4.4(a)), or the wall-crossbow, was merely an enlarged version of the hand crossbow. It fired heavier quarrels or large balls of stone to break down enemy strongholds such as gates fortresses and castles.

References
  • espringal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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