A type of medieval artillery consisting of a large curved blade or scoop attached to a pole, used for throwing projectiles or demolishing fortifications.
Likely from coulter (a cutting blade on a plow) + neb (Middle English for beak or nose). The term appears in medieval military documents but its exact origin is debated among historians.
Despite appearing in medieval texts, historians still aren't entirely sure what a coulterneb actually looked like—it's one of those weapons that vanished so completely it became a mystery!
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