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crossbowwoman

crossbowwoman noun: a woman equipped with a crossbow.

Noun

crossbowwoman (plural crossbowwomen)

  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

Examples of crossbowwoman in a sentence

  • ‘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:
  • “[…] 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:

Forms of crossbowwoman

pluralcrossbowwomen
alternative formcrossbow-woman

Origin of crossbowwoman

From crossbow + -woman.

Questions about crossbowwoman

What does crossbowwoman mean?
Crossbowwoman means a woman equipped with a crossbow.
How do you use crossbowwoman in a sentence?
‘So you’re saying I should start with . . . ?’ ‘Miss Larbalestier,’ she told him. ‘The crossbowwoman.’ But Superintendent Lestrade did not start with the crossbowwoman.
What part of speech is crossbowwoman?
Crossbowwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of crossbowwoman?
The plural of crossbowwoman is crossbowwomen.

Words near crossbowwoman in the dictionary

  1. crossbowman
  2. crossbowmen
  3. crossbows
  4. crossbowsman
  5. crossbowsmen
  6. crossbowwoman
  7. crossbowwomen
  8. crossbracing
  9. crossbracings
  10. crossbreak
  11. crossbreaks

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