ARBALIST
catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket
(noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
arbalist (plural arbalists)
Alternative form of arbalest
Anagrams
• airblast, tribasal
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"ba*lest, Ar"ba*list, n. Etym: [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for
L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See
Ballista.] (Antiq.)
Definition: A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood,
furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for
bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc.
[Written also arbalet and arblast.] Fosbroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition