The difference between Onager and Trebuchet
When used as nouns, onager means the asiatic wild ass or hemione (equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to asia, whereas trebuchet means a medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
check bellow for the other definitions of Onager and Trebuchet
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Onager as a noun:
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the , , or ().
Examples:
"synonyms hemionus q1=obsolete"
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Onager as a noun (military, historical):
A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.
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Trebuchet as a noun:
A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
Examples:
"usex Medieval trebuchets are said to have been capable of launching 90kg projectiles over distances of more than 300 meters, making them more powerful than most pre-modern types of catapult."
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Trebuchet as a noun:
A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.