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
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
He rode with one hand holding the arbalest across the saddle in front of him, the other on the reins, guiding his mount.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
His Queries of course have reference to the long bow, and not to the arbalest, or cross-bow.
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
