||Bri*cole" (&?;), n. [F.] (Mil.)
A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and
maneuver guns where horses can not be used.
||Bri*cole" (?), n. 1.
An ancient kind of military catapult.
2. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball
from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the
ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or
stroke.
3. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue
ball is driven first against the cushion.
||Bri*cole" (?), n. 1.
An ancient kind of military catapult.
2. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball
from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the
ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or
stroke.
3. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue
ball is driven first against the cushion.
