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 Ar·blast n. A crossbow. See Arbalest.
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 Ar·ba·lest Ar·ba·list n.  Antiq. 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.]
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