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  • ARBALEThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARBALET

    to throw bullets, large arrows, darts, etc. The ancients had large machines to throw arrows withal, called arbalests or ballistae. See BALLISTA. The word is derived from Arbalista, i.e., Arcuballista, a bow with a sling. ARBALET

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified
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