Telegraph 25519

[Eril]

24ac Chasing crook, load weapon C-O-S-O-

Looks like CROSSBOW - but can anyone explain why?

[roslyn251254]

crossbow

[JMR27]

crook = cross (one of the definitions in Chambers is a staff surmounted by a cross) and load = bow ( defined as 'to crush down')

[Eril]

Thanks JMR - very lateral, and evidently far too lateral for me, despite the fact that I looked up both in the dictionary.