Definition of bow

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Bow (n.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.

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Token :: Token (n.) Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah..
Bowenite :: Bowenite (n.) A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade..
Bowman :: Bowman (n.) The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.
Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
Crossette :: Crossette (n.) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow..
Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Unstring :: Unstring (v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow..
Catapult :: Catapult (n.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc..
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Jog :: "Jog (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn..
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger..
Arcuately :: Arcuately (adv.) In the form of a bow.
Unboweling :: Unboweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unbowe.
Bowssen :: Bowssen (v. t.) To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties)..
Embowelment :: Embowelment (n.) Disembowelment.
Anconeal :: Anconeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.
Billboard :: Billboard (n.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on..
Vambrace :: Vambrace (n.) The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
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