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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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The Jackson County Sheriff's Department said in a post on Facebook that Chase Fleming was charged in connection with the crossbow shooting on Tuesday.
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
During that period, sales taxes would be lifted on select camping and fishing gear, including tents priced under $200 and fishing rods priced at $75 or less, along with firearms, ammunition, bows and crossbows.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
One even convinced a guy to try to kill Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow a few years ago.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
An investigation soon determined Sedhom fired an arrow from a crossbow that narrowly missed fatally wounding his sister.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Michael Guise, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
During that period, sales taxes would be lifted on select camping and fishing gear, including tents priced under $200 and fishing rods priced at $75 or less, along with firearms, ammunition, bows and crossbows.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
One even convinced a guy to try to kill Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow a few years ago.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
An investigation soon determined Sedhom fired an arrow from a crossbow that narrowly missed fatally wounding his sister.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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