Bricole

Noun

1. A kind of traces with hooks and rings, used to drag manoeuvre guns where horses cannot be used.
2. An ancient kind of military catapult.
3. 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
4. an indirect action or stroke.
5. A shot in which the cue ball is initially driven against the cushion before striking another ball.