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

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

Through an arrow-slit he had watched him take down and examine an arbalest, place it on the table and sit down to write.

From Love-at-Arms by Sabatini, Rafael

On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew