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bowswoman

bowswoman noun: a female archer.

Noun

bowswoman (plural bowswomen)

  1. A female archer.
    • To-morrow we’ll try for deer in the backwoods, you are no bad bowswoman yourself, […]1864, Diary of George Dern; or, Jottings of a Year of Middle Life, London: T[homas] Cautley Newby, […], page 65
    • The Des Moines archery club returned from Chicago a few weeks ago laden with trophies won in a contest with the Chicago bowsmen and bowswomen.1879 September 24, S. S. B., “Letter from Iowa”, in Burlington Free Press & Times, volume 34, number 87, Burlington, Vt., published 6 October 1879, page [2], column 3
  2. (rare) A female sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.
    • So he passed it along to Salanda, who was, if we may be allowed that expression, bowswoman. She stood it upright in the bows.1855, Benauly [pseudonym; Benjamin Vaughan Abbott; Austin Abbott; Lyman Abbott], “Cold Water”, in Cone Cut Corners: The Experiences of a Conservative Family in Fanatical Times; Involving Some Account...
    • Suddenly the man in the stern said horsely,^([sic]) “Look at that!” Just then a Ruby Throated Hummingbird darted at the broad expanse of the bowswoman’s gaudy plaid shirt in front of me.1955, Minnesota Naturalist, page 27, column 1

Examples of bowswoman in a sentence

  • But, unlike the Robin Hood fable, where only maid Marian was a bowswoman, the watchword of the Blackhawk Bowhunters is “togetherness.”1961 August 27, “Blackhawk Bowhunters Gather In Greenwood Behind Onalaska H.S.”, in The La Crosse Sunday Tribune, volume 57, number 102, La...
  • Last January, one of Carol’s first assignments for the Women’s Section was to interview Celia Onderdonk, a Long Beach bowswoman who had received a national award in archery competition.1970 June 21, Pat McDonnell, “Shower, safari, silver date incentives for round of fests”, in Independent Press-Telegram, volume 19, number...
  • According to Atiyars Malakkari is an adept bowswoman.2003, Malayalam Literary Survey, page 15:
  • The arrow pierced him and at the same moment, the bowswoman bent low in the saddle and swept him onto the horse, placing him between herself and the other.2015, Daisy Davis, Number 17, Garamond Road: A Horse-sur-mer Novel, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

Forms of bowswoman

pluralbowswomen
alternative formbowwoman

Origin of bowswoman

From bow + -s- + -woman.

Questions about bowswoman

What does bowswoman mean?
Bowswoman means a female archer.
How do you use bowswoman in a sentence?
But, unlike the Robin Hood fable, where only maid Marian was a bowswoman, the watchword of the Blackhawk Bowhunters is “togetherness.”
What part of speech is bowswoman?
Bowswoman is a noun.
What is the plural of bowswoman?
The plural of bowswoman is bowswomen.

Words near bowswoman in the dictionary

  1. bowstringing
  2. bowstrings
  3. bowstroke
  4. bowstrokes
  5. bowstrung
  6. bowswoman
  7. bowswomen
  8. bowsy
  9. bowt
  10. bowtel
  11. bowtell

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