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bowstring

Pronunciation: /ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/

The English word “bowstring” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The string of an archer's bow.
  2. The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

verb

  1. To strangle with a bowstring.

Etymology

From bow + string.

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