Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ribauldequin

/ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rib-auld-e-quin
IPA: /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.

noun

A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins.

noun

Synonym of organ gun.

Etymology

From French ribaudequin.

Inflected Forms

ribauldequins (plural)

Synonyms

organ gun rabauld ribault ribaudkin infernal machine

Homonyms

ribaudequin

Questions

How do you pronounce ribauldequin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/.
What does ribauldequin mean?: An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was furnished with small cannon.
Where does ribauldequin come from?: From French ribaudequin.

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