arbalest

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ar=ba=lest

CIDE DICTIONARY

arbalest, n. [OF. arbaleste, LL. arbalista, for L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a military engine. See Ballista.].

 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.  Fosbroke.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

arbalest, n. (also arblast) hist. a crossbow with a mechanism for drawing the string.

Etymology

OE arblast f. OF arbaleste f. LL arcubalista f. arcus bow + BALLISTA