Definition of Arbalst
{ Ar"ba*lest (&?;), Ar"ba*list (&?;), }
n. [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for L.
arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine.
See Ballista.] (Antiq.) A crossbow, consisting of a
steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger,
and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows,
darts, bullets, etc. [Written also arbalet and
arblast.] Fosbroke.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A late form of medieval crossbow, having a steel prod, or bow.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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