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Comment by mock-possum

3 days ago

You mean a slingshot?

(Or a trebuchet?)

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rolph  3 days ago

in the UK a catapult [catty] is a slingshot.

  • beAbU  3 days ago

    Omg is that where the name comes from. In my language it's a "kettie".

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