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quarrel

quarrel

2 9.9
A short heavy arrow with a square head that a crossbow shoots
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɔrəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : saeta
  • His goat's-foot lever lay nearby, along with a heavy armor-piercing quarrel.

Examples

  • Bruenor only shrugged, tucked the quarrel away, and started for the outside passage.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A quarrel, oozing poison, clicked against her bow and bounced harmlessly wide.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Drizzt knew it had been hit with quarrels.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • His thick cloak luckily floated out behind him and caught the quarrel harmlessly in its heavy folds.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The knight carefully selected a quarrel before aiming his crossbow at the distant target.

  • During the battle, he lost his quarrel as he eagerly reloaded his crossbow.

  • She retrieved a quarrel from the quiver to defend the castle from invaders.

Synonyms

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vsquarrel
196 1.0

A long thin stick with a sharp tip and feathers that you shoot from a bow

is shorter and heavier and is fired from a crossbow rather than a bow
saeta
vsquarrel
  • Archaic
9.9

A small pointed weapon shot from a bow

is a specific short heavy bolt fired from a crossbow in medieval times

Surface Forms

quarrel singular
quarrels plural

Etymology

The word quarrel for the heavy crossbow arrow comes from an old word meaning 'square' or 'four' because the bolt's head had four edges, so imagine a small 'square' arrow to remember it.