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Definition of: arbalest
(är′bə·list) noun
A medieval crossbow requiring a mechanical appliance to bend it. Also ar′ba·list. [<OF arbaleste <L arcuballista <arcus a bow + ballista. See BALLISTA.]
—ar′ba·lest′er noun
With windlass for winding back bowstring.
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