English
Alternative spellings
arbalest
arbalist
Etymology
From Old French arbaleste (modern arbalète), from late Latin arcuballista, from arcus �bow�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��:bl�:st/
Noun
en-noun
- italbrac|obsolete except historical A wooden crossbow with a special drawing mechanism, used to fire bolts, stones etc.
#:*1819: �Here be two arblasts, comrades, with windlaces and quarrells � to the barbican with you, and see you drive each bolt through a Saxon brain.� � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
ru:arblast
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