ribaud

‖n. [ F. ] 1. An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for casting javelins. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Filthy; obscene; ribald. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ribaldry. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]