arbalest

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On the other hand, they are the sorriest archers that I have ever seen, and cannot so much as aim with the arbalest, to say nought of the long-bow.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"To my mind the long-bow is a better weapon than the arbalest, but it may be ill for me to prove it."

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Its elasticity of aim was far superior, and, most important of all, its rate of fire was something like three to one of the arbalest.

From Poitiers by Belloc, Hilaire

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

On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew