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Crossbow

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
  2. 2
    a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) wordnet
  3. 3
    A portable ballista that can be held in the hand.

Etymology

From Middle English crosbowe, crossebowe, equivalent to cross + bow.

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