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crossbowman

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cross⋅bow⋅man

  [kraws-boh-muhn, -boh-, kros-]
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–noun, plural -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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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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