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crossbowman
cross·bow·man
/
ˈkrɔsˈboʊ
mən, -ˌboʊ-, ˈkrɒs-
/
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[
kraws
-
boh
-m
uh
n, -boh-,
kros
-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
cross·bow·men.
1.
(in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a
crossbow
.
2.
a person equipped with or skilled in the use of a
crossbow
.
Origin:
1490–1500;
crossbow
+
-man
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crossbow
(ˈkrɒsˌbəʊ)
—
n
a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel)
'crossbowman
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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