Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Vireton"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vireton \Vir"e*ton\, n. [F. See {Vire}.]
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass
placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
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