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 Charles Reade
Then, like an animal at bay—and even a rat will assert itself then—he swung aloft the heavy arbalest he held, and stood barring Ercole's way.
From Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini
The arbalest is said by some writers to be of Italian origin.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 538, March 17, 1832 by Various
And hark ye, by the way, unwind the arbalest before you cross; it is ever well to be on the safe side.
From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang
And now he closed the door, and, going to the window, which was little more than an arrow-slit, he shouldered his arbalest.
From Love-at-Arms by Rafael Sabatini
