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crossbow
n.
bow shaped weapon from which arrows are fired
Crossbow
A
crossbow is a type of weapon based on the
bow and consisting of a horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a stock. It shoots projectiles called bolts or
quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which were derived from the word
ballista, a torsion
siege engine resembling a crossbow.
crossbow
Noun
1. a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
(hypernym) bow
Crossbow
(n.)
A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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