Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crossbowman.
  • noun An arbalist or crossbow. Also spelled ballister.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A crossbow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A crossbow.

Etymologies

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Old French balestre. See ballista.

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