Etymology
Origin of crossbowman
Example Sentences
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He is caricatured as a medieval crossbowman in the company of rifle-toting U.S.,
From Time Magazine Archive
During the Panama campaign, the wanderer reports, "Balboa's dog received the pay of a crossbowman."
From Time Magazine Archive
On the inner wall the crossbowman would be reloading, Theon knew.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
“A crossbowman tried to put a quarrel through my eye, but I outrode it. I was hurrying home to my queen, to bask in the warmth of her smile.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
But individually the crusading crossbowman was infinitely superior to the Turkish or Egyptian horse-archer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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