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: 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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On the evening of Tuesday, July 9, Hunt's wife, Carol, 61, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were killed by a man with a crossbow in a home in Bushey, England.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
In the wake of the murders, the Home Office is now weighing whether tougher crossbow laws should be enacted, the BBC reported.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in the Enfield area of north London on Wednesday afternoon and is currently receiving treatment for injuries, Hertfordshire Police said in a statement.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
Authorities believe the weapon used in the attack was a crossbow, but other weapons may have been involved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
In the wake of the murders, the Home Office is now weighing whether tougher crossbow laws should be enacted, the BBC reported.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in the Enfield area of north London on Wednesday afternoon and is currently receiving treatment for injuries, Hertfordshire Police said in a statement.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
Authorities believe the weapon used in the attack was a crossbow, but other weapons may have been involved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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crossbow
noun
cross·bow
-ˌbō 
: a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden stock that shoots short arrows
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