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bowstrings

bowstrings is the plural of bowstring.

Meaning of bowstring

Noun

bowstring (plural bowstrings)

  1. The string of an archer's bow.
    • For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 191
  2. (historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

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Questions about bowstrings

What is bowstrings the plural of?
Bowstrings is the plural of bowstring.

Words near bowstrings in the dictionary

  1. bowstring knots
  2. bowstringed
  3. bowstringer
  4. bowstringers
  5. bowstringing
  6. bowstrings
  7. bowstroke
  8. bowstrokes
  9. bowstrung
  10. bowswoman
  11. bowswomen

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