English
Etymology
Mediæval Latin petraria, from Latin petra �stone�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'p�tr�ri/
Noun
en-noun|petrar|ies
- a weapon used to hurl stones
#:*1969: Their boats, loaded with six months� provisions and a petrary for shooting crucifixes, were stowed aboard. � Robert Nye, Tales I Told My Mother
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