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draw weight

draw weight noun: the force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.

Noun

draw weight (plural draw weights)

  1. The force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.
    • The enormous draw weight of the English longbow required archers to train from a very young age to be capable of using it.
    • She figured her bow had only a forty-pound draw weight, but it was enough.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 27
  2. The force (weight) of delivering a stone required for it to come to rest in the house (to draw).

Forms of draw weight

pluraldraw weights
alternative formdrawweight

Origin of draw weight

From draw + weight.

Questions about draw weight

What does draw weight mean?
Draw weight means the force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.
What part of speech is draw weight?
Draw weight is a noun.
What is the plural of draw weight?
The plural of draw weight is draw weights.

Words near draw weight in the dictionary

  1. draw to a close
  2. draw to an end
  3. draw together
  4. draw up
  5. draw upon
  6. draw weight
  7. draw weights
  8. draw-boy
  9. draw-boys
  10. draw-bridge
  11. draw-up

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