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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bricole \Bri*cole"\, n. 1. An ancient kind of military catapult. 2. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence fig., indirect action or stroke. 3. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bricole \Bri*cole"\, n. [F.] (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bricole n : an ancient heavy war engine for hurling large stones [syn: {catapult}, {onager}]
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