Bowstrung
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Bowstring — Bow string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowstringed — Bowstring Bow string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowstringing — Bowstring Bow string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowstring — /boh string /, n., v., bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing. n. 1. the string of an archer s bow. 2. a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families. 3. (esp. in the Ottoman Empire) a similar… … Universalium
bowstring — 1. noun the string of an archers bow 2. verb to strangle with a bowstring When the day broke ... it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel … Wiktionary
bowstring — /ˈboʊstrɪŋ/ (say bohstring) noun 1. the string of a bow. –verb (t) (bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing) 2. to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band …
bowstring — [bō′striŋ΄] n. 1. a cord stretched from one end of an archer s bow to the other 2. any strong, light cord vt. bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing to strangle with a bowstring; garrote … English World dictionary
