bowyer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bowyer
1150–1200; Middle English bogiere, bouwyer, bouer; see bow 2, -yer
Example Sentences
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My father was killed when I was three years old, and my mother brought me to Bertha, the wife of Giles the bowyer, who had been her nurse in childhood.
From St. George for England by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Corroborating this, Mr. Compton relates that while working in Barnes's shop in Forest Grove, Oregon, during the last illness of that noted bowyer, he came across a laminated bow made entirely of sap wood.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton
Lord, that a man should carry four trades under one hat, and be bowyer, fletcher, stringer and headmaker!
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Again came the sound of footsteps, and Dick Ford, the bowyer, entered.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Thus in Michelant the bowyer is called Filbert, in Caxton he is Guillebert; in Michelant the carpenter is Henri, in Caxton Lambert; in Michelant the tiler is Martin, in Caxton Lamfroy; and so on.
From Dialogues in French and English by Bradley, Henry
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