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: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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He also was charged with a hunting and fishing license violation, using another’s license, a misdemeanor, and other conservation violations, shooting game from a vehicle, and possessing a bow or crossbow in a vehicle operated on public land or roads.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Eventually, Bobby Beeman harvested the massive whitetail with a crossbow.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Eventually, Bobby Beeman harvested the massive whitetail with a crossbow.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crossbow
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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crossbow
noun
cross·bow
-ˌbō 
: a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden stock that shoots short arrows
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