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bowstring
[ boh-string ]
/ ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ /
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noun
the string of an archer's bow.
a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families.
(especially in the Ottoman Empire) a similar string for killing people by strangulation.
verb (used with object), bow·stringed or bow·strung, bow·string·ing.
to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band.
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British Dictionary definitions for bowstring
bowstring
/ (ˈbəʊˌstrɪŋ) /
noun
the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
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