arbalest

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A man of Damme, not being able to pay Claes for his coal, gave him his most valuable possession, which was an arbalest with twelve quarrels well pointed to serve as missiles.

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de

"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

But no sooner did my head show above, and I draw a deep breath or twain, looking for my enemy, than an arbalest bolt cleft the water with a clipping sound, missing me but narrowly. 

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

But no arbalest was pointed thence, and the fight flagged. 

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew