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| + | * '''catapulte:''' (''French'') a type of siege engine | ||
| + | ** ''"Baliste (Tite-Live) et catapulte (Vitruve) à côté de bélier.". ("Ballista (Livy) and catapult (Vitruvius) are similar to a battering ram").'' | ||
| + | *** [http://www.archive.org/stream/lalanguederabela01sain#page/91 Lazare Sainéan, La Langue de Rabelais, Vol.1, p. 91 (Paris 1922)] | ||
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* '''catapulting:''' the act of throwing something by use of a catapult | * '''catapulting:''' the act of throwing something by use of a catapult | ||
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult Wikipedia] | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult Wikipedia] | ||
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** [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pelt Dictionary] | ** [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pelt Dictionary] | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''pelt:''' the human skin; '''catapelting''' → cut-a-pelt-ing, cutting a human skin; cf. [[Hoodie]] and [[Camibalistics]] |
*'''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? | *'''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? | ||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 15 April 2010
- catapulte: (French) a type of siege engine
- "Baliste (Tite-Live) et catapulte (Vitruve) à côté de bélier.". ("Ballista (Livy) and catapult (Vitruvius) are similar to a battering ram").
- 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
- pelt: the human skin; catapelting → cut-a-pelt-ing, cutting a human skin; cf. Hoodie and Camibalistics
- 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?
