Crossbow

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  • noun. A weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A missive weapon formed by a bow fixed athwart a stock in which there is a groove or barrel to direct the missile, a notch or catch to hold the string when the bow is bent, and a trigger to release it; an arbalist.
  • noun. Figuratively, a crossbowman.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A weapon, used in discharging arrows or bolts, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, which fires bolts.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
    • Word Usage
    "Using a crossbow is all good, but if you can physically hunt with a compound than why not."
    Form
    crossbowman  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bow  
    Same Context
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