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Bowstring
Bow′stringˊ
,Noun.
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′stringˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bowstringed
or Bowstrung
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bowstringing
.] To strangle with a bowstring.