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up-bow

[uhp-boh]

noun

  1. (in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke toward the heel of the bow: indicated in scores by the symbol V (down-bow ).



up-bow

/ ˈʌpˌbəʊ /

noun

  1. a stroke of the bow from its tip to its nut on a stringed instrument Compare down-bow

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Word History and Origins

Origin of up-bow1

First recorded in 1885–90

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