Bricole

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A pierrière - the archaic form of the bricole
A pierrière - the archaic form of the bricole

Bricole (a French word coming from italien briccola, coming from high German brëchel), may refer to:

  • a military engine for casting heavy stones to destroy the walls of a fortress, also called trebuchet, with split counterweight
  • also a term in tennis for a side-stroke rebounding off the wall of the court, corrupted into "brick-wall" from a supposed reference to the wall, and in billiards for a stroke off the cushion to make a cannon or hazard.
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