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

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

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

Daoud chose the bigger one, a Genoese arbalest drawn by crank, a present from King Manfred.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

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