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TREBUCHET
Definition of TREBUCHET
noun
A medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
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Where it comes from
From Old French trebuchet, trebuket et al. (modern trébuchet), from trebuchier (“to overthrow, topple”), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (“trunk of the body”), from Old Frankish *būk (“belly, trunk, torso”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, abdomen, trunk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English būc (“belly, trunk”). More at bouk.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TREBUCHET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TREBUCHET starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BCEEHRTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once.
Words that start TREBUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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