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BOWSTRING

\bˈə͡ʊstɹɪŋ], \bˈə‍ʊstɹɪŋ], \b_ˈəʊ_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of BOWSTRING

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
To strangle with a bowstring.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
To strangle with a bowstring.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

String of a bow; a string or cord used by the Turks in putting criminals to death by strangling them.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The string of bow;â€”a string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The string by which the bow is kept bent.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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