crossbowman


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cross·bow

 (krôs′bō′, krŏs′-)
n.
A weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile.
cross′bow′man n.
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"In that you have vantage," said the crossbowman. "By Saint James!
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(20) While Orderic gives further detail about how Geoffrey Martel was shot by a crossbowman during negotiation of a truce, he says nothing about Bertrada's complicity in his death.
Bertrada de Montfort, Peter Abelard, and Adelard of Bath: the critique of authority in the early twelfth century
These teams could reportedly fire eight shots per minute versus a single crossbowman's three.
A brief history of the crossbow

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