Bricole

·add. ·noun An ancient kind of military catapult.

II. Bricole ·add. ·noun A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion.

III. Bricole ·noun A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.

IV. Bricole ·add. ·noun 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.