Springal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Springal is a noun meaning Obsolete form of springald (“military engine for launching stones and arrows”).
Meaning
Obsolete form of springald (“military engine for launching stones and arrows”).
More Meanings
- (archaic) Alternative form of springald (“a youth”).
Example Sentences
For, but for that, and the loose-bodied gown, / I should have discover’d apparently / The young springal cutting a caper in her belly.
Various ‘artillery’ machines were employed. These were similar to machines known in antiquity to Rome and Byzantium. One such machine, particularly useful against wooden castles and on ships, was the springal.
Word Forms
- springals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include springall, springold, leafspring, spirting, spantoon, hotspring.
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