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| + | * In Shakespeare's ''King Henry the Fifth'' (Act IV, scene viii) ''prabble'' represents how Fluellen, a Welsh soldier, pronounces the standard English ''brabble'', "to argue about trivialities." Fluellen also pronounces ''brawl'' as ''prawl'' in the same line. | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 2 May 2011
prabble crossbow
Plural: prabble crossbows
"Prabble" is a Shakespearean word meaning a quarrel or a scrabble. And what do crossbows fire? Quarrels, of course. So next time you're losing at a word-based game, you can shoot the board with one of these if you're a sore loser.
Ranged weapon (Archaic piercing)
Power: 94
Level Required: 8
Autosell value: 130
How Obtained
References
- The description refers to Scrabble, a popular word-based game.
- In Shakespeare's King Henry the Fifth (Act IV, scene viii) prabble represents how Fluellen, a Welsh soldier, pronounces the standard English brabble, "to argue about trivialities." Fluellen also pronounces brawl as prawl in the same line.
