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crossbow

[ kraws-boh, kros- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

/ ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ /

a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel)

First recorded in 1400–50, crossbow is from the late Middle English word crossbowe. See cross, bow ²

Tyrion, now on the lam for patricide by crossbow, is destined for an unknown foreign port like a diminutive Edward Snowden.

Things take a dark turn when Joffrey forces Ros to beat Daisy with a whip, while he aims his crossbow at the pair.

All these things make Daryl more than just the cool guy with a crossbow.

And Daryl and his crossbow are as lethal as ever—though for a minute there it looked like a falling helicopter might do him in.

“Cross-sector,” “compounding factor,” and inspiring statistics fly like bolts from some particularly cheery crossbow.

Herbert laid down his great axe, set his crossbow, laid a quarrel and levelled into the dark.

He grasps with his right hand a gun, or crossbow, and looks angrily towards the King, who seems somewhat confused and alarmed.

He leaped upward, as high as possible, his crossbow in his hand.

The Quarel or bolt used for the crossbow is shorter and thicker than that used for the longbow.

Betwixt the third couple of towers were the butts for arquebus, crossbow, and arbalist.

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