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{{Short description|Dart-like projectile used by crossbows}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2017}}[[Image:CrossbowBolt.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An unusually small crossbow bolt with a tapered "waist" shaft section and rear skirt compared to a [[1 euro cent coin]]]] A '''bolt''' or '''quarrel''' is a [[Dart (missile)|dart]]-like [[projectile]] used by [[crossbow]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quarrel|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarrel|website=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref> The word ''quarrel'' is from the [[Old French]] ''quarrel'' (> French ''carreau'') "square thing",<ref>T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press, 1993 ({{ISBN|0-19-283098-8}}). p. 382a</ref> specialized use as ''quarrel d'arcbaleste'' (> ''carreau d'arbalète'') "crossbow quarrel", referring to their typically square heads. Although their lengths vary, bolts are typically shorter and heavier than traditional [[arrow]]s shot with longbows.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stone|first=George Cameron|author-link=George Cameron Stone|title=[[A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times]]|orig-year=1934|year=1999|publisher=Dover Publications|location=Mineola NY|isbn=0-486-40726-8|pages=125}}</ref>
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