| CROSSBOW | • crossbow n. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts. • crossbow n. A portable ballista that can be held in the hand. • CROSSBOW n. a weapon for shooting bolts, formed of a bow placed crosswise on a stock. |
| SOWBACKS | • sowbacks n. Plural of sowback. • SOWBACK n. an eroded, steeply tilted ridge of resistant rocks with equal slopes on the sides, also HOGBACK. |
| CROSSBOWS | • crossbows n. Plural of crossbow. • CROSSBOW n. a weapon for shooting bolts, formed of a bow placed crosswise on a stock. |
| SLOWBACKS | • slowbacks n. Plural of slowback. • SLOWBACK n. (obsolete) a lazy person. |
| BACKSWORDS | • backswords n. Plural of backsword. • BACKSWORD n. an archaic, edged, unpointed sword used in prizefighting. |
| CROSSBOWER | • crossbower n. (Archaic) A crossbowman. • CROSSBOWER n. one who uses a crossbow. |
| CROSSBOWERS | • crossbowers n. Plural of crossbower. • CROSSBOWER n. one who uses a crossbow. |
| CROSSBOWMAN | • crossbowman n. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. • CROSSBOWMAN n. a person (as a soldier or a hunter) whose weapon is a crossbow. |
| CROSSBOWMEN | • crossbowmen n. Plural of crossbowman. • CROSSBOWMAN n. a person (as a soldier or a hunter) whose weapon is a crossbow. |
| SWATCHBOOKS | • SWATCHBOOK n. a collection of swatches bound together in book form. |
| SWITCHBOARDS | • switchboards n. Plural of switchboard. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
| SWIVELBLOCKS | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |
| BACKSWORDSMAN | • BACKSWORDSMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDMAN. |
| BACKSWORDSMEN | • BACKSWORDSMAN n. one who uses a backsword, a sword with one sharp edge, also BACKSWORDMAN. |
| BACKWOODSIEST | • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| CONSTABLEWICKS | • constablewicks n. Plural of constablewick. • CONSTABLEWICK n. (historical) the district of a constable. |
| SNOWBOARDCROSS | • snowboardcross n. Alternative spelling of snowboard cross. • snowboard␣cross n. (Snowboarding) A downhill snowboard race over obstacles with many simultaneous racers. |