noun
quarrel
A square-headed bolt fired from a crossbow.
The exhibit includes a crossbow quarrel.
Etymology
The source word means a square object or bolt. The crossbow projectile was named for its four-sided head, distinct from quarrel meaning a dispute.
More examples
- The quarrel struck the wooden target.
- Several iron quarrels lay in the display case.
- The historian explained the quarrel’s square head.
Forms
quarrel · quarrels
Similar words
- crossbow bolt
- The fuller ordinary name.