arbalest

Example Sentences

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"On thy back," said he sharply, and seizing the arbalest and taking a stroke forward he aided the desired movement.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Once an arbalest bolt struck my staff from my hand as I walked, and I was fain to take shelter of a corner, yet saw not whence the shot came.

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

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

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir