a bow for shooting arrows, or a crossbow (see Molina); could be used for hunting or fighting (see attestations)
cayncemitol yn Yaoyotl quipiaya tetotocamitl, mintli Yn tlahuitol = their avocation was conducting war, and they carried their hunting arrows, arrows, and bows.
amo mochintin in tlatocatizque nopilhuan ynic quitecac ȳ tlahuitolli in tlatecayotl, in quauhxincayotl. yn tlacuilocayotl = Not all of my sons will be rulers. Hence he laid out [for them the various professions:] the [art of using the] bow, the lapidary art, wood sculpture, painting. (central Mexico, early seventeenth century)
yhuan oncan no quinmacac yn mitl yhuan tlahhuitolli. yhuan chitali = And he then also gave them the arrow and the bow and the net carrying-bag. (central Mexico, early seventeenth century)
ytlauitol = his bow; itlauitol = his bow (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
yn tlavitolli, tlacalvaztli, in telolomatlatl, = the bows, the blowguns, the slings (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
antonio chimalpanecatl oquicouh çe tlahuitolli yhuan botasçolli yztac 2 ts = Antonio Chimalpanecatl bought a (crossbow?) and some old white boots for two tomines (Culhuacan, sixteenth century)
TLALTECATZIN icozoyahualol itlahuitol imazayehuatilma icuauhxiuhicpal = TLALTECATZIN su escarapela amarilla, su arco, su manta de piel de venado, su asiento de ramas (centro de México, s. XVI)