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Definition of Crossbowman
1. n. One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Definition of Crossbowman
1. Noun. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crossbowman
1. [n CROSSBOWMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossbowman
Literary usage of Crossbowman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of the Middle Ages by Samuel Bannister Harding (1901)
"A crossbowman. Then the French horsemen charged the English lines. Some of the
knights about the young Prince ..."
2. A Short History of England for School Use by Katharine Coman, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall (1901)
"... neither the king nor the marshals could stop them, but they marched without
any order until they came in sight of their enemies. As GENOESE crossbowman. ..."
3. Archery by Charles James Longman, Henry Walrond (1901)
"power and time exerted by the hand of the crossbowman in turning ... it than the
most careful training could have effected for the higher paid crossbowman. ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and the Italian crossbowman (the value of * hose weapon was universally
recognized) often formed part of a feudal army. 16. ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1894)
"When the shield was in use, a stake was passed through this staple and driven
into the ground, thus and allowing the crossbowman the use of supporting the ..."
6. History of England by Edith Thompson, Edward Augustus Freeman (1887)
"The castle being stormed and taken, the King ordered all the garrison to be at
once hanged, reserving only Bertrand de Gurdon, the crossbowman who had given ..."
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