bow-iron

[ boh-ahy-ern ]

noun
  1. (on the car of a sidewalk elevator) a metal arch for parting the cellar doors as the elevator rises.

Origin of bow-iron

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby bow-iron

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