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up-bow
[ uhp-boh ]
/ ˈʌpˌboʊ /
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noun
(in bowing on a stringed instrument) a stroke toward the heel of the bow: indicated in scores by the symbol V (opposed to down-bow).
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Origin of up-bow
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby up-bow
up a tree, upaya, upbear, upbeat, upbound, up-bow, upbraid, upbraiding, upbringing, upbuild, upburst
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British Dictionary definitions for up-bow
up-bow
/ (ˈʌpˌbəʊ) /
noun
a stroke of the bow from its tip to its nut on a stringed instrumentCompare down-bow
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