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
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
"Which weapon hath the vantage now?" cried the Brabanter, Strutting proudly about with shouldered arbalest, amid the applause of his companions.
From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
His Queries of course have reference to the long bow, and not to the arbalest, or cross-bow.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
