Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crossbow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crossbow \Cross"bow`\ (-b?`), n. (Archery)
A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow
crosswise on a stock.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crossbow
n : a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct
the arrow (quarrel)
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