arbalest
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of arbalest
before 1100; < Old French arbaleste < Old Provençal < Late Latin arcuballista ( see arc, ballista); replacing Middle English, late Old English arblast < Old French
Example Sentences
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Holding the arbalest with one hand, Daoud vaulted into the saddle.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
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
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
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 Sabatini, Rafael
On this bird, I deemed, he meant to try his skill with the arbalest.
From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew
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