chu-ko-nu

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English

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A chu-ko-nu.

Etymology

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From Mandarin 諸葛弩诸葛弩 (Zhūgě nǔ, literally Zhuge crossbow) via Wade–Giles.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtʃuːkəʊˈnuː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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chu-ko-nu (plural chu-ko-nus)

  1. An early Chinese repeating crossbow.
    • 2007, C. E. Grayson, M. French, M. J. O'Brien, Traditional Archery from Six Continents, University of Missouri Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 24:
      The chu-ko-nu, equipped with a magazine to hold bolts or, as in this case, pellets, was used in China well into the twentieth century (Needham et al. 1994: 157-64; Selby 2003: 62-63).
    • 2013, John O'Bryan, A History of Weapons, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 84:
      While traditional bows were all about placing carefully selected shots, the chu-ko-nu could rattle off about one shot every two seconds, raining down a shitstorm of indiscriminate crossbow fire that would scare the Fu Manchu right off the enemy.
    • 2016, Felix Long, To Conquer Heaven, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 364:
      Ejecting and replacing the magazine from her chu–ko–nu, she grimly fastened the ribbon holding the gruesome trophy to her belt.

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