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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
crossbow/ˈkrɒsbəʊ/

▶noun a medieval bow of a kind fixed across a wooden support, having a groove for the bolt and a mechanism for drawing and releasing the string.

– derivatives
crossbowman noun (pl. crossbowmen).

'crossbow' also found in these Oxford entries:

arbalest - bolt - musket - quarrel - tiller

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