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Webster 1913 Edition
Arbalist
{
Ar′ba-lest
,Ar′ba-list
, }Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arbalist
'ARBALIST
,Noun.
A cross-bow. This consists of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger; and is bent with a piece of iron. It serves to throw bullets, darts, arrows, &c.