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stone bow

stone bow noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stone, bow. (a bow made of stone; a sculpture).

Noun

stone bow (plural stone bows)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stone, bow. (a bow made of stone; a sculpture)
  2. A type of man-portable one-person crossbow, which throws rocks (or similar projectiles) instead of bolts (“arrows”). Sometimes used as a hunting bow.

Forms of stone bow

pluralstone bows
alternative formstonebow
alternative formstone-bow

Questions about stone bow

What does stone bow mean?
Stone bow means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stone, bow. (a bow made of stone; a sculpture).
What part of speech is stone bow?
Stone bow is a noun.
What is the plural of stone bow?
The plural of stone bow is stone bows.

Words near stone bow in the dictionary

  1. stone alignment
  2. stone alignments
  3. stone babies
  4. stone baby
  5. stone boiling
  6. stone bow
  7. stone bows
  8. stone bramble
  9. stone brambles
  10. stone brash
  11. stone brashes

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