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 by Reade, Charles

And now he closed the door, and, going to the window, which was little more than an arrow-slit, he shouldered his arbalest.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael

"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

Holding the arbalest with one hand, Daoud vaulted into the saddle.

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

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