[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bricole \bricole"\, n. f. mil.
   a kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag
   and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
   1913 webster

   2. an ancient kind of military catapult.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   3. 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.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. billiards a shot in which the cue ball is driven first
      against the cushion.
      webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bricole
     n : medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine
         for hurling large stones and other missiles syn: catapult,
          arbalest, arbalist, ballista, mangonel, onager,
          trebuchet, trebucket
see also:
catapult arbalest arbalist ballista mangonel onager 
trebuchet trebucket 

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