arbalest
noun
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
arbalister
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a word derived from
arbalest.
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Pg 354: arbalaster is probably a variation or arbalester or arbalister: a cross-bowman.
From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan by George Gilfillan
