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Arbalest

noun
(Written also arbalet and arblast)
1.
An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles.  Synonyms: arbalist, ballista, bricole, catapult, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket.





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... mention Old Fishmongers' Hall, which has disappeared since the date of our last volume; the Castles of Pontefract, Wilton, and Dunheved, with traits of their historic lore; the Lady Chapel, in Southwark, and its changing history; Brighton about a hundred years since; the Arbalest, or Cross-bow explained with Cuts; Old Bankside, and the First Theatres; the venerable Melrose on the Tweed; St. Pancras (Old) Church; and the castellated palace of the Alhambra, ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - No. 555, Supplement to Volume 19 • Various
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