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Ballister

Ballister \Bal"lis*ter\ (b[a^]l"l[i^]s*t[~e]r or b[a^]l*l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. [L. ballista. Cf. Balister.] A crossbow. [Obs.]

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ballister

n. (context obsolete English) A crossbow.

Usage examples of "ballister".

Lord Middlethorpe, who had just consulted his pocket watch, it was precisely six minutes after eleven in the evening, and Susannah Ballister knew quite well that the day was Thursday and the date was January the twenty-seventh, the year eighteen hundred and fourteen.

Susannah Ballister for months, not since his brother had elected to marry Harriet Snowe instead of the dark beauty currently waltzing in his arms.

Earl of Renminster dancing with Miss Susannah Ballister last night at the Worth ball?

Miss Ballister remained for several hours thereafter, and was witnessed dancing with ten other gentlemen before she left in the company of her parents and sister.

Miss Ballister, do you think your family might possibly be interested in using our box?

Miss Ballister on occasion and thought her quite a handsome girl, Susannah looked particularly pretty this evening.

Yet it was with a very heavy heart that he took his seat in the box and watched Durham monopolize Liza to such an extent that even Meg and Miss Ballister looked impressed.

Thursday, 27 January 1814, Susannah Ballister made three wishes, none of which came true.

Clive was safely married off to Harriet, and Susannah Ballister would never taint the hallowed Mann-Formsby family tree.

Both Ballister girls had spent hours upon hours swishing across the ice.

And that was that Susannah Ballister, who had so sweetly claimed not to know how to skate, was a little liar.

He watched Ballister walk back into the woods, then turned to Angelo and Pudge.

Pudge sat across from Jerry Ballister during the five-hour meal that was highlighted by a seven-tiered wedding cake.

A lot of people saw it as a no-class move, given as how Ida was pretty much out of it by the time she and Ballister went at it.

Angelo and Pudge stood as Ballister came toward them, his right hand extended, the smile still on his face.