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arbalister

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ar⋅ba⋅lest

  [ahr-buh-list]
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–noun
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
Also, ar⋅ba⋅list.

Origin:
bef. 1100; < OF arbaleste < OPr < LL arcuballista (see arc, ballista ); r. ME, late OE arblast < OF

Related forms:
ar⋅ba⋅lest⋅er, ar⋅ba⋅list⋅er  [ahr-buh-lis-ter] , noun
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arbalest 
"crossbow," c.1100, from O.Fr. arbaleste, from V.L. arbalista, from L.L. arcuballista "catapult," from L. arcus "bow" (see arc) + ballista "machine for throwing projectiles" (see ballistic).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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