Definition of bow

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Bow (v. i.) To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow..

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Broadside :: Broadside (n.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter..
Crossbower :: Crossbower (n.) A crossbowman.
Dogfish :: Dogfish (n.) The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin.
Unboweled :: Unboweled (imp. & p. p.) of Unbowe.
Holster :: Holster (n.) A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle..
Garbage :: Garbage (n.) Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome..
Yewen :: Yewen (a.) Made of yew; as, yewen bows..
Double-ender :: Double-ender (n.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end..
Emboweled :: Emboweled (imp. & p. p.) of Embowe.
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking..
Roseate :: Roseate (a.) Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow..
Evisceration :: Evisceration (a.) A disemboweling.
Parallelism :: Parallelism (n.) Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The drawing of a bowstring.
Archer :: Archer (n.) A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow..
Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..
Xebec :: Xebec (n.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs..
Sneak :: Sneak (n.) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; -- called also grub.
Pebble :: Pebble (n.) A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone..
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