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stone bows

stone bows is the plural of stone bow.

Meaning of stone bow

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.

Questions about stone bows

What is stone bows the plural of?
Stone bows is the plural of stone bow.

Words near stone bows in the dictionary

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

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