bricole

noun5

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

   • The Bricole, pierced for 60, mounting 44 guns, twenty four and eighteen pounders, sunk, her captain, officers, and company prisoners. — 1780
5. •
   (figurative, no longer used) an indirect action or stroke.