bow back

American  

[boh] / boʊ /

noun

1. a chair back formed of a single length of wood bent into a horseshoe form and fitted to a seat or arm rail, with spindles or slats as a filling.

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Example Sentences

“Happy,” it said, and Fay drew the bow back across the strings.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

The idea, police say, is for officers to stop boaters before anyone riding on the bow, back of the boat or atop the sides gets hurt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2017

The captain ordered a jury sail rigged from deck canvas and pointed his bow back to Tangier.

From Time Magazine Archive

I nestle the viola and bow back in the case.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

My mother did not need to bow back, and she did not.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston