arbalest
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- arbalester noun
- arbalister noun
Etymology
Origin of arbalest
before 1100; < Old French arbaleste < Old Provençal < Late Latin arcuballista ( arc, ballista ); replacing Middle English, late Old English arblast < Old French
Example Sentences
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And with that he began winding up his arbalest hastily.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
His Queries of course have reference to the long bow, and not to the arbalest, or cross-bow.
On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
"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
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
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