Definition of crossbow
:a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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No one ever saw Thomas with a knife or the crossbow, and the judge ruled before trial that those items were irrelevant.
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That leaves enough time for the Night King to whip out his premium version of Cersei’s dragon spear crossbow completely undetected.
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Fearing the woman he was set to marry would find out anyway, Ryan planted a crossbow in the garage of his mother’s home.
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Here are the guests at the Red Wedding, signing up to attend an event at which they will be shot with crossbows and stabbed a hundred times and crushed under the hoofs of frantic horses.
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Louisville Metro Police say the weapon used in Tuesday's fatal shooting in the Hazelwood neighborhood was a crossbow and that two victims were shot by Woodruff Avenue residents.
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Joerg makes a variety of toothpick crossbows using rulers, string, rubber bands, glue, and toothpicks for bolts, of course.
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One by one, the Starks fell — a pregnant Talisa was stabbed in the belly; a stunned Robb shot by crossbows, then stabbed in the heart; and an anguished Catelyn robbed of her eldest son.
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Students learn practical life skills, including first aid, hand-to-hand combat, how to shoot guns and crossbows, how to throw a knife, how to start a fire, and how to find a clean source of water.
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15th century
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