- A medieval catapult for hurling heavy stones.投石器：一种中世纪用来投掷重石块的弩炮
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from trebucher [to overthrow] 源自 trebucher [投掷]
- tre- [over] from Latin trāns- * see trans- tre- [越过] 源自 拉丁语 trāns- * 参见 trans-
- but [trunk of the body] [of Germanic origin] but [ 身体的躯干] [源于日耳曼语]