Crossbow

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crossbow \Cross"bow`\ (kr[o^]s"b[=o]`), n. (Archery)
     A weapon, used in discharging arrows or bolts, formed by
     placing a bow crosswise on a stock.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  crossbow
       n : a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct
           the arrow (quarrel)