crossbow
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Origin of crossbow
First recorded in 1400–50, crossbow is from the late Middle English word crossbowe. See cross, bow 2
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Tim Hinman narrates The Crossbow Killer podcast on BBC Sounds about a murder and its investigation that was stranger than fiction.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2023
Anderson directed more than 35 films, including "The Wreck of the Mary Deare," "Operation Crossbow," "All the Fine Young Cannibals," and "The Quiller Memorandum."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2018
Knowing he lacked skills his co-workers had “was kind of a searing experience for me,” says Mr. Bower, president of Crossbow Group, a Westport, Conn., marketing-services firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2016
It was a remark that was echoed in December last year when Gervais lamented the demolition of Crossbow House, where The Office was set.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2014
The next day Olympia was visited by a representative of the Crossbow, the chief journal of Warchester, and urged to write a narrative of her adventures in the rebel capital.
From The Iron Game A Tale of the War by Keenan, Henry F. (Henry Francis)
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