Definition of Bowstring
Bow´string`
n.
1.
The
string
of
a
bow
.
2.
A
string
used
by
the
Turks
for
strangling
offenders
.
Bowstring bridge
a
bridge
formed
of
an
arch
of
timber
or
iron
,
often
braced
,
the
thrust
of
which
is
resisted
by
a
tie
forming
a
chord
of
the
arch
.
Bowstring girder
an
arched
beam
strengthened
by
a
tie
connecting
its
two
ends
.
Bowstring hemp
(Bot.)
the
tenacious
fiber
of
the
Sanseviera
Zeylanica
,
growing
in
India
and
Africa
,
from
which
bowstrings
are
made
.
- Balfour.
v. t.
1.
To
strangle
with
a
bowstring
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Bowstringed
( )
or
Bowstrung
( )
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Bowstringing
.]
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,
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