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crossbowsman

noun

Etymology

From crossbow + -s- + -man.

  1. inherited from crosbowe
  2. formed as crossbowsman — “crossbow + -s- + -man”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of crossbowman.

    • Nuno had two thousand lances and crossbows on horseback, and five hundred infantry and foot crossbowsmen, and on the northern frontier the king had twice as many.
    • The palace, fenced with portcullises and spikes of iron, was guarded by archers and crossbowsmen, who shot at any that approached by night.
    • Then we were invited inside, and found ourselves at a competitive shoot in the guild house of St. Joris, patron saint of kruisboogschutters, i. e., crossbowsmen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA