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Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.

Arcubalister :: Arcubalister (n.) A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.

Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..

Crossbow :: Crossbow (n.) A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock..

Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Catapult :: Catapult (n.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc..

Crossbower :: Crossbower (n.) A crossbowman.

Arblast :: Arblast (n.) A crossbow. See Arbalest.

Prodd :: Prodd (n.) A crossbow. See Prod, 3..

Vire :: Vire (n.) An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow. Cf. Vireton..

Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..

Balister :: Balister (n.) A crossbow.

Arbalister :: Arbalister (n.) A crossbowman.

Ballister :: Ballister (n.) A crossbow.

Latch :: Latch (n.) A crossbow.

Cock :: Cock (n.) The notch of an arrow or crossbow.

Arbalist :: Arbalist (n.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc..

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart..

Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.

Longbow :: Longbow (n.) The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one..

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