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arbalest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arbalest \Ar"ba*lest\, Arbalist \Ar"ba*list\, n. [OF. arbaleste, LL arbalista, for L. arcuballista arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See {Ballista}.] (Antiq.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc [Written also {arbalet} and {arblast}.] --Fosbroke.
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