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Onager

Onager Meaning & Definition
Onager Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Onager?

[n] Asiatic wild ass
[n] medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones

Synonyms | Synonyms for Onager: arbalest | arbalist | bricole | catapult | Equus hemionus | trebuchet | trebucket

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See Also | artillery | chigetai | dziggetai | Equus hemionus hemionus | gun | heavy weapon | ordnance | wild ass

Onager In Webster's Dictionary

\On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. {Onagri}, E. {Onagers}. [L. onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.] 1. (Rom.Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery. --Fairholt. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A wild ass, especially the koulan.

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