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onagri


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Onager  \On"a*ger\,  n.;  pl  L.  {Onagri},  E.  {Onagers}.  [L. 
  onager,  onagrus  Gr  ?.] 
  1.  (Rom.Antiq.)  A  military  engine  acting  like  a  sling,  which 
  threw  stones  from  a  bag  or  wooden  bucket,  and  was  operated 
  by  machinery.  --Fairholt. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  wild  ass,  especially  the  koulan. 




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