Crannequin

Crannequin
The rack and pinion mechanism, or crank, used to cock a steel "crossbow. This procedure was markedly quicker than by hand, allowing the "arbalester or trained bowman to fire three times a minute.

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  • crannequin — /kran i kin/, n. a portable device for bending a crossbow. [ < F, MF < MD cranekijn; see CRANE, KIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • crannequin — /kran i kin/, n. a portable device for bending a crossbow. [ < F, MF < MD cranekijn; see CRANE, KIN] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crossbow — Form of bow used to fire arrows with a bow much smaller than the traditional *longbow, being drawn or cranked by a handle with a trigger release; it was so called because it somewhat resembled a cross (probably the single most potent image of the …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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