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bow-guard

bow-guard noun: a protective structure on the bow of a boat. Also the alternative form of bowguard.

Noun

bow-guard (plural bow-guards)

  1. A protective structure on the bow of a boat.
    • That man who is now stepping from the wet logs to the bow-guards of the Marion, how can he ever cut down a tree?1878, Belford's Monthly Magazine - Volume 3, page 660
    • It is possible that the bronze part of the bow-guard was embedded in a wooden armature in some way that obviated the use of pegs or edging on the bronze itself.1978, Philip Denwood, Arts of the Eurasian Steppelands, →ISBN, page 4

Also used as

bow-guard is also the alternative form of bowguard.

Forms of bow-guard

pluralbow-guards
alternative formbow guard

Questions about bow-guard

What does bow-guard mean?
Bow-guard means a protective structure on the bow of a boat.
What part of speech is bow-guard?
Bow-guard is a noun.
What is the plural of bow-guard?
The plural of bow-guard is bow-guards.

Words near bow-guard in the dictionary

  1. bow-chick-a-wow-wow
  2. bow-chicka-bow-wow
  3. bow-chicka-wow-wow
  4. bow-faced
  5. bow-fronted
  6. bow-guard
  7. bow-guards
  8. bow-legged
  9. bow-legged wi' brass
  10. bow-leggedness
  11. bow-riding

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