† corvyn.

Etymology: Possibly a variant of corbie n., or < Latin corvus, taken in sense of French corbeau (see Hatzfeld, sense II. 1).

Obsolete. rare.

An ancient engine of war, consisting of a beam of timber armed with grappling irons, used by the besieged to pull down stones from the works of the besiegers, or snatch up assailants who came near the walls.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > grappling-hook

creeper?a1400

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corvy1584

1584 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Hist. Judith iii. 36 Here croked Coruies, fleing bridges tall, Their scathfull Scorpions, that ruynes the wall.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	corvy
释义	† corvyn. Etymology: Possibly a variant of corbie n., or < Latin corvus, taken in sense of French corbeau (see Hatzfeld, sense II. 1). Obsolete. rare. An ancient engine of war, consisting of a beam of timber armed with grappling irons, used by the besieged to pull down stones from the works of the besiegers, or snatch up assailants who came near the walls. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > grappling-hook creeper?a1400 clasp1552 crow1553 cramp-iron1565 corvy1584 1584 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Hist. Judith iii. 36 Here croked Coruies, fleing bridges tall, Their scathfull Scorpions, that ruynes the wall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1584
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