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Juke :: Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.

Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A small bowl with a hollow steam, -- used in smoking tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances..

Letterwood :: Letterwood (n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks..

Bowhead :: Bowhead (n.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balaena mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale..

Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.

Bowstringed :: Bowstringed (p.a.) Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.

Hurdy-gurdy :: Hurdy-gurdy (n.) A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys..

Poppyhead :: Poppyhead (n.) A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches..

Steeve :: Steeve (v. i.) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc..

Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..

Bowing :: Bowing (n.) In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting..

Prodd :: Prodd (n.) A crossbow. See Prod, 3..

Catapult :: Catapult (n.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc..

Prostration :: Prostration (n.) The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship..

Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand..

Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..

Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..

Bowery :: Bowery (n.) A farm or plantation with its buildings.

Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top..

Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand..

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