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Bowstring

Bowstring Meaning & Definition
Bowstring Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bowstring?

[n] the string of an archer's bow

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See Also | bow | cord

Bowstring In Webster's Dictionary

\Bow"string`\, n. 1. The string of a bow. 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch. {Bowstring girder}, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends. {Bowstring hemp} (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the {Sanseviera Zeylanica}, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. --Balfour.
\Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring.

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