arbalest

Example Sentences

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And with that he began winding up his arbalest hastily. 

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

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

Its elasticity of aim was far superior, and, most important of all, its rate of fire was something like three to one of the arbalest.

From Poitiers by Belloc, Hilaire

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

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