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Polish
Etymology
Clipping of katapulta.
Pronunciation
Noun
katapula f (diminutive katapulka)
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) slingshot (throwing device used by boys to throw stones)
Further reading
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “katapula”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 133