Balister \Bal"is*ter\ (b[a^]l"[i^]s*t[~e]r or b[.a]*l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. [OF. balestre. See Ballista.]

A crossbow. [Obs.]

--Blount. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Balister \Bal"is*ter\, n. [OF. balestre. See Ballista.]

A crossbow. [Obs.]

--Blount.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)