"xbow" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From x- + bow.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1998, Dundee, “Heavy xbows for 80 gold?!”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online (Usenet):",
          "text": "It might actually be more profitable for a master bowyer to make and sell heavy xbows now (instead of bows)... unless this was just some weird one-time deal.",
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        "Abbreviation of crossbow."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/"
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  ],
  "word": "xbow"
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  "etymology_text": "From x- + bow.",
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