arblast
Multiple Entries:arblast arbalest
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arblast /ˈɑːblɑːst/
▶noun variant spelling of arbalest.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arbalest /ˈɑːbəlɛst/ (also arblast)
▶noun historical a crossbow with a mechanism for drawing back and releasing the string.
– origin OE arblast, from OFr. arbaleste, from late L. arcubalista, from L. arcus ‘bow’ + ballista (see ballista).
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