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bow-iron

American  
[boh-ahy-ern] / ˈboʊˌaɪ ərn /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of bow-iron

First recorded in 1875–80

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