Crossword-Solution: CROSSBOW
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Crossbow | n. | A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock. |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with CROSSBOW (5)
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.
There, Tirant's forces set up their tents and encircled the city at a distance of about two crossbow shots.
And in the meanwhile Dick Shelton had dropped behind a lilac, and had his crossbow bent and shouldered, covering the point of the forest.
Their encounter was varied, and balanced by the contrast of arms and discipline; of the direct charge, and wheeling evolutions; of the couched lance, and the brandished javelin; of a weighty broadsword, and a crooked sabre; of cumbrous armor, and thin flowing robes; and of the long Tartar bow, and the _arbalist_ or crossbow, a deadly weapon, yet unknown to the Orientals.
Beaten back on to the deck of his own vessel, and closely followed by a dozen Englishmen, he disengaged himself from them, ran swiftly down the deck, sprang back into the cog once more, cut the rope which held the anchor, and was back in an instant among his crossbow-men.
Quotes with CROSSBOW (3)
A crossbow?” Pigeon asked. I left my battle-ax in my other jeans,” the man said.
An Assassin, a real Assassin, had to look like one - black clothes, hood, boots, and all. If they could wear any clothes, any disguise, then what could anyone do but spend all day in a small room with a loaded crossbow pointed at the door?
I do not take orders from women.”“My men do not have a similar problem.” Lada lifted a hand. The man fell, a crossbow bolt sticking out of his chest.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 23 times in crossword archives (1964–2024).