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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mangonel \Man"go*nel\, noun [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. ? See {Mangle}, noun] A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mangonel
noun: medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: {catapult}, {arbalest}, {arbalist}, {ballista}, {bricole}, {onager}, {trebuchet}, {trebucket}]
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