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selfbows

selfbows is the plural of selfbow.

Meaning of selfbow

Noun

selfbow (plural selfbows)

  1. A bow made from a single piece of wood (often referred to as a bow stave).
    • With reſpect to a bow being made round, we muſt recollect, that [Roger] Aſcham ſpeaks of a ſelf-bow; which, it ſeems, was made round as well as the back as in the belly: but back'd-bows have almoſt always a flat back, to prevent their caſting.1801, T[homas] Roberts, “Of the Bow”, in The English Bowman, or Tracts on Archery; […], London: […] [F]or the author, by C. Roworth, […]; [s]old by Mr. [Thomas] Edgerton, […]; [a]lso by Mr. [Thomas]...
    Synonyms:
    simple bow
    Antonyms:
    backed bow

Forms of selfbows

alternative formself-bows
alternative formself bows

Questions about selfbows

What is selfbows the plural of?
Selfbows is the plural of selfbow.

Words near selfbows in the dictionary

  1. selfassessments
  2. selfassured
  3. selfawarewolf
  4. selfawarewolves
  5. selfbow
  6. selfbows
  7. selfbuild
  8. selfbuilds
  9. selfcest
  10. selfcircumcision
  11. selfcondensation

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