rolling purchase
now historical
noun
A type of crossbow which allows the bow to be bent by means of a ratchet on a small wheel turned by a windlass.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Boutell (1812–1877), writer on heraldry and antiquities.
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- autoharp
- autohelm
- autohypnosis
- autohypnotic
- auto-hypnotism
- auto-hypnotization
- auto-icon
- auto-ignition
- autoimmune
- autoimmunisation
- autoimmunity
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- autoinducer
- autoinduction
- autoinfection
- autoinfective
- autoing
- autoinjector
- autoinoculable
- autoinoculation
- autointoxicant
- auto-intoxicate
- autointoxication