arbalest
Example Sentences
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"That is a very strong prod of yours," said Johnston, shaking his grizzled head as he glanced at the thick arch and powerful strings of his rival's arbalest.
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Through an arrow-slit he had watched him take down and examine an arbalest, place it on the table and sit down to write.
From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael
But no sooner did my head show above, and I draw a deep breath or twain, looking for my enemy, than an arbalest bolt cleft the water with a clipping sound, missing me but narrowly.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
And with that he began winding up his arbalest hastily.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
But no arbalest was pointed thence, and the fight flagged.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
