Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Fustibalus

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

FUSTIB'ALUS. A contrivance for throwing stones, consisting of a four foot pole, which had a sling attached in the centre, and being whirled round with both hands, discharged the stones with great violence. Veg. Mil. iii. 14.