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Dabbabah. (Updated!) Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
John Ayer wrote on Thu, Sep 16, 2004 02:18 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
Murray says that this device was known in the Middle Ages as a sow, and the Oxford English Dictionary defines this as 'A movable structure having a strong roof, used to cover men advancing to the walls of a besieged town or fortress, and to protect them while engaged in sapping and mining or other operations.'