bowstring
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bowstring
- /ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/ US
- /ˈbəʊ.stɹɪŋ/ UK
Where it comes from
From bow + string.
noun bowstrings
- The string of an archer's bow. For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.
- The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
verb bowstrings · bowstringing · bowstrung · bowstringed
- 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.
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Talk about this word "bowstring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bowstring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bowstring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bowstring "bowstring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bowstring.
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@misc{bowstring_2026,
title = {bowstring},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bowstring},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
