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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.
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| a type of medieval bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct a square-headed arrow (quarrel) | |
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Example sentences
It is legal to hunt bear from a raised platform or tree stand when using a firearm, bow or crossbow.
On the floor of his apartment is a radio-controlled toy tank, and on the wall is a crossbow that shoots rubber-tipped darts.
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to promulgate standards authorizing hunting with a crossbow.
The closure will delay by one day the scheduled opening of archery and crossbow deer hunting on the area.
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