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crossbow
[kraws-boh, kros-]
noun
a medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed transversely on a stock having a trigger mechanism to release the bowstring, and often incorporating or accompanied by a mechanism for bending the bow.
crossbow
/ ˈɒˌəʊ /
noun
a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel)
Other 51Թ Forms
- crossbowman noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
When Hannah returned later, he shot her with the crossbow too.
Police also seized throwing stars, machetes, crossbows and air weapons, and almost 1,000 rounds.
The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
A 29-year-old man has been charged over an incident with a crossbow at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
A man has been arrested after entering a major hospital in Glasgow armed with a crossbow.
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