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: a weapon for shooting quarrels and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
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In June 2024, Ceja told police that Joss approached his house with a crossbow and hurled racial slurs at him, according to a separate police report.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The court heard that Hannah was still alive with a crossbow bolt in her chest when police arrived at the property, multiple outlets including the Associated Press, BBC News and The Guardian reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2025
The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The court heard that Hannah was still alive with a crossbow bolt in her chest when police arrived at the property, multiple outlets including the Associated Press, BBC News and The Guardian reported at the time.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Crossbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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crossbow
noun
cross·bow
-ˌbō 
: a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden stock that shoots short arrows
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