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cross bow

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cross⋅bow

[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.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME crossbowe. See cross, bow 2
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