crossbow

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a crossbow is a ranged using an elastic launching device similar to a bow; it consists of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long. crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called "bolts" or "quarrels". the medieval european crossbow was called by many names, including "crossbow" itself; most of these names derived from the word ballista, an ancient greek torsion siege engine similar in appearance