Associations to the word «Bowstring»

Wiktionary

BOWSTRING, noun. The string of an archer's bow.
BOWSTRING, noun. (historical) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
BOWSTRING, verb. (transitive) to strangle with a bowstring

Dictionary definition

BOWSTRING, noun. The string of an archer's bow.

Wise words

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