Noun(1) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles(2) Asiatic wild ass(3) medieval artillery used during sieges(4) a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles(5) Asiatic wild ass [also: onagri (pl)]
Noun(1) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles(2) Asiatic wild ass(3) medieval artillery used during sieges(4) a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles(5) Asiatic wild ass [also: onagri (pl)]
(1) The stilt-legged horses, species that resemble the true horses but were more slender limbed, and resemble Asian asses, such as the onager and kiang.(2) In comparison with other Asiatic wild asses, E. onager is slightly smaller with a paler coat.(3) Related to the domestic donkey, the onager is an Asiatic wild ass which lives in the desert areas of northern Iran.(4) The onager (named after a wild ass) hurled great rocks, which could demolish wooden buildings.(5) They were originally designed for use in war, and developed from the battle-wagons used by the SUMERIANS c. 2500 BC, which had four wheels, were drawn by onagers (wild asses), and served as mobile fighting platforms.(6) These carts had heavy solid wheels, and were initially pulled by oxen and onagers .