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crossbowwoman en · NOUN

Etymology

From crossbow + -woman.

Meanings

1. A woman equipped with a crossbow.
   • Crossbowwomen were there, too, as a matter of fact, competing alongside the men in the 20th annual tournament of the American Crossbow Association (ACA). 1973 November 25, James G. Andrews, “In Merrie Olde Arkansas”, in The Commercial Appeal Mid-South Magazine, page 4:
   • Spectators are welcome and crossbowmen and crossbow[-]women are welcome to compete. 1984 October 11, “Crossbow Tournament: October 13 & 14”, in The Madison County Record, volume 105, number 43, Huntsville, Ark., page 2:
   • ‘So you’re saying I should start with . . . ?’ ‘Miss Larbalestier,’ she told him. ‘The crossbowwoman.’ But Superintendent Lestrade did not start with the crossbowwoman. 1996, Meirion James Trow, Lestrade and the Devil’s Own, London: Constable, →ISBN, page 30:
   • CULLOUGH- A superb crossbow[-]woman from distant Bunberg. 1987 May, Adventurer, number 10, Liverpool: Mersey Leisure Publishing:
   • “[…] He’s got a job for you, and your crossbow snipers.[…]” Given something to do, the crossbowwoman looked reassured. 2000, Mary Gentle, The Wild Machines (The Book of Ash; #3), EOS, →ISBN, page 52:

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crossbowman