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footbow

Syllables: foot·bowUK/ˈfʊtbəʊ/

footbow noun: a bow whose arc is kept in place by the archer's feet when its string is drawn by hand.

Noun

footbow (plural footbows)

  1. A bow whose arc is kept in place by the archer's feet when its string is drawn by hand.

Forms of footbow

pluralfootbows

Origin of footbow

From foot + bow.

Questions about footbow

What does footbow mean?
Footbow means a bow whose arc is kept in place by the archer's feet when its string is drawn by hand.
What part of speech is footbow?
Footbow is a noun.
How do you pronounce footbow?
Footbow is pronounced /ˈfʊtbəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of footbow?
The plural of footbow is footbows.

Words near footbow in the dictionary

  1. footboat
  2. footboats
  3. footbone
  4. footbones
  5. footbound
  6. footbow
  7. footbows
  8. footbox
  9. footboxes
  10. footboy
  11. footboys

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