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bowguard

bowguard noun: a protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released bowstring.

Noun

bowguard (plural bowguards)

  1. A protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released bowstring.
    • There was another big piece of coral that he later on made into a bowguard.1996, James Ostler, Marian E. Rodee, Milford Nahohai, Zuni: a village of silversmiths, →ISBN, page 121
    • A silver bowguard made by Loloma in 1968 has one side rough and unpolished and another highly polished.2007, Diana Pardue, Contemporary Southwestern Jewelry, →ISBN, page 13

Forms of bowguard

pluralbowguards
alternative formbow guard
alternative formbow-guard

Origin of bowguard

From bow + guard.

Questions about bowguard

What does bowguard mean?
Bowguard means a protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released bowstring.
What part of speech is bowguard?
Bowguard is a noun.
What is the plural of bowguard?
The plural of bowguard is bowguards.

Words near bowguard in the dictionary

  1. bowgie
  2. bowgies
  3. bowging
  4. bowgrace
  5. bowgraces
  6. bowguard
  7. bowguards
  8. bowgun
  9. bowgunner
  10. bowguns
  11. bowgy

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