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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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Early warfare focused on hand-to-hand combat, but in time, the types of weapons advanced to include items like slings, crossbows and swords and with them came the practice of sending messages with their use.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Kentucky's 2025 deer hunting season includes dates for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, and modern gun methods.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Joss’ shooter, in a June 2024 police report, claimed Joss had driven past his house waving a crossbow and hurling racial slurs.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
An intro video followed, featuring footage of the actor rehearsing with crossbow in hand.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Kentucky's 2025 deer hunting season includes dates for archery, crossbow, muzzleloader, and modern gun methods.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Joss’ shooter, in a June 2024 police report, claimed Joss had driven past his house waving a crossbow and hurling racial slurs.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
An intro video followed, featuring footage of the actor rehearsing with crossbow in hand.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2025
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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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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