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
And with that he began winding up his arbalest hastily.
From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang
"That is a very strong prod of yours," said Johnston, shaking his grizzled head as he glanced at the thick arch and powerful strings of his rival's arbalest.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
He then lay down beside him, with one hand on his arbalest, and drew the bear-skin over them, hair inward.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.
From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang
