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artillery

Postby Audiendus » Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:17 am

artillery

From French and Latin, but the etymology is somewhat uncertain.

http://etymonline.com/word/artillery

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Re: artillery

Postby Slava » Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:24 pm

Interesting how it originally included slings and bows.
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