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• Bowstring — Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bowstring — Bow string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bowstring — [bō′striŋ΄] n. 1. a cord stretched from one end of an archer s bow to the other 2. any strong, light cord vt. bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing to strangle with a bowstring; garrote …   English World dictionary

• bowstring — /boh string /, n., v., bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing. n. 1. the string of an archer s bow. 2. a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families. 3. (esp. in the Ottoman Empire) a similar… …   Universalium

• bowstring — 1. noun the string of an archers bow 2. verb to strangle with a bowstring When the day broke ... it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel …   Wiktionary

• bowstring — /ˈboʊstrɪŋ/ (say bohstring) noun 1. the string of a bow. –verb (t) (bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing) 2. to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band …  

• bowstring — n. & v. n. the string of an archer s bow. v.tr. strangle with a bowstring (a former Turkish method of execution) …   Useful english dictionary

• Bowstring, Minnesota — Bowstring is an unincorporated community in the Bowstring Lake unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is located about 10 miles north of Deer River on Minnesota State Highway 6.The town name appears on some state… …   Wikipedia

• Bowstring bridge — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bowstring girder — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bowstring hemp — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English