Associations to the word «Crossbow»

Wiktionary

CROSSBOW, noun. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, which fires bolts.

Dictionary definition

CROSSBOW, noun. A bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras