A cross-bow is in effect nothing more nor less than an ordinary bow set crosswise in a butt in shape like an ordinary gunstock.

Cross-Bow

A cross-bow is in effect nothing more nor less than an ordinary bow set crosswise in a butt in shape…

A weapon used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.

Cross-bow

A weapon used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.