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stonebow

/ˈstəʊnbəʊ/

stonebow noun: a kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.

Noun

stonebow (plural stonebows)

  1. (historical) A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.
    • O, for a stone-bow, to hit him in the eye!c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (archaic) A toy catapult.
    • Children will shortly take him for a wall,
      And set their stone-bowes in his forhead1612 January 5 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, Iohn Fletcher, A King and No King. […], London: […] [John Beale] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1619, →OCLC, (please...

Synonyms of stonebow

Forms of stonebow

pluralstonebows
alternative formstone-bow

Origin of stonebow

From stone + bow.

Questions about stonebow

What does stonebow mean?
Stonebow means a kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.
What part of speech is stonebow?
Stonebow is a noun.
How do you pronounce stonebow?
Stonebow is pronounced /ˈstəʊnbəʊ/.
What is the plural of stonebow?
The plural of stonebow is stonebows.

Words near stonebow in the dictionary

  1. stoneblowers
  2. stoneblowing
  3. stoneboat
  4. stoneboats
  5. stonebound
  6. stonebow
  7. stonebows
  8. Stonebraker
  9. Stonebrakers
  10. stonebrash
  11. stonebrashes

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