arbalest

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"Which weapon hath the vantage now?" cried the Brabanter, Strutting proudly about with shouldered arbalest, amid the applause of his companions.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Call Hugh of the Mill, and Woodman Wat, and Raoul with his arbalest and bolts.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"By St. Denis, I fancy not those bolts," exclaimed De Lacy, as a quarrel from an arbalest glanced along his helmet near the eye hole.

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

Then opening a large chest that stood against the wall, he rummaged a moment, and at last withdrew an arbalest quarrel.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael

The arbalest is said by some writers to be of Italian origin.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 538, March 17, 1832 by Various