[kraws-boh, kros-] 
| 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. |
| cross·bow (krôs'bō', krŏs'-) n. A weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile. cross'bow'man n. |
