"Ballister" is a word in ENGLISH
A crossbow.
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A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, …
Read the complete definitionA crossbow. See Arbalest.
Read the complete definitionA crossbow.
Read the complete definitionA crossbow.
Read the complete definitionAn ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
Read the complete definitionA shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a …
Read the complete definitionAn ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
Read the complete definitionAn engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.
Read the complete definitionThe notch of an arrow or crossbow.
Read the complete definitionA weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
Read the complete definitionA crossbowman.
Read the complete definitionOne who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Read the complete definitionA lever to bend crossbows.
Read the complete definitionA crossbow.
Read the complete definitionThe ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used …
Read the complete definitionA machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
Read the complete definitionA light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd.
Read the complete definitionA crossbow. See Prod, 3.
Read the complete definitionAn arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
Read the complete definitionThe position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow …
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