Difference between revisions of "Catapelting"
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* '''catapulte:''' (''French'') a type of siege engine → Lazare Sainéan, ''La Langue de Rabelais'' (Paris 1922) | * '''catapulte:''' (''French'') a type of siege engine → Lazare Sainéan, ''La Langue de Rabelais'' (Paris 1922) | ||
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| + | *'''catapelting:''' after caterwauling? (cata-pelting at cater-walls) Lould noisy sound of male cats fighting; compared to bad singing with reference to the previous poet Verlaine? or arguing / whining over a topic with refrence to the battle / treaty of Verdun? | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 19 December 2009
- catapulting: the act of throwing something by use of a catapult
- pelting: striking or assailing repeatedly with or as if with blows or missiles; bombarding
- catapulte: (French) a type of siege engine → Lazare Sainéan, La Langue de Rabelais (Paris 1922)
- catapelting: after caterwauling? (cata-pelting at cater-walls) Lould noisy sound of male cats fighting; compared to bad singing with reference to the previous poet Verlaine? or arguing / whining over a topic with refrence to the battle / treaty of Verdun?
