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bow grips

bow grips is the plural of bow grip.

Meaning of bow grip

Noun

bow grip (plural bow grips)

  1. The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick.
    • I need a re-hair and a new bow grip but I can't afford either.
    Synonyms:
    grip, thumb grip, thumb leather
  2. The refined and precise manner of holding the bow of a bowed string instrument.
    • Improving your bow grip is one of the most challenging aspects of learning to play the violin.
    Synonyms:
    bow hold

Questions about bow grips

What is bow grips the plural of?
Bow grips is the plural of bow grip.

Words near bow grips in the dictionary

  1. bow foil
  2. bow foils
  3. bow frame
  4. bow frames
  5. bow grip
  6. bow grips
  7. bow guard
  8. bow guards
  9. bow harp
  10. bow harps
  11. bow hunting

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