arbalest

Example Sentences

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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

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

He rode with one hand holding the arbalest across the saddle in front of him, the other on the reins, guiding his mount.

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

Then, like an animal at bay—and even a rat will assert itself then—he swung aloft the heavy arbalest he held, and stood barring Ercole's way.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael

"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