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- English Word Bow Definition The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
- English Word Bow Definition One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
- English Word Bow hand Definition The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand.
- English Word Bow hand Definition The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.
- English Word Bow net Definition A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
- English Word Bow net Definition A net for catching birds.
- English Word Bow oar Definition The oar used by the bowman.
- English Word Bow oar Definition One who rows at the bow of a boat.
- English Word Bow-bells Definition The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
- English Word Bow-compass Definition An arcograph.
- English Word Bow-compass Definition A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.
- English Word Bow-compass Definition A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other.
- English Word Bow-compasses Definition of Bow-compass
- English Word Bow-pen Definition Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.
- English Word Bow-pencil Definition Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.
- English Word Bow-saw Definition A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
- English Word Bowable Definition Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding.
- English Word Bowbell Definition One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney.
- English Word Bowbent Definition Bent, like a bow.
- English Word Bowed Definition of Bow