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Definitions for: Bowstring [n] the string of an archer's bow
Webster (1913) Definition: 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. Bowstringedor
Bowstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.]
To strangle with a bowstring.
See Also: bow, cord
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