onager: Word of the day for June 28, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

onager , n : The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager). (military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the …

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