| 释义 |
matafund Antiq. rare—1.|ˈmætəfʌnd|
[ad. med.L. matafunda = OF. macefonde, machefonde.
Southey app. regarded the word as f. Sp. matar to kill + L. funda sling.]
An ancient engine of war.
[1788Grose Milit. Antiq. II. 304 The matafunda; this was a stone-throwing machine, probably by means of a sling.] 1795Southey Joan of Arc viii. 163 That murderous sling The matafund. |