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Bowstring :: Bowstring (n.) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Latch :: Latch (n.) A crossbow.

Deadwood :: Deadwood (n.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.

Bow-compass :: Bow-compass (n.) A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the other..

Porringer :: Porringer (n.) A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat or are fed; as, a silver porringer..

Erratic :: Erratic (n.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder..

Shank :: Shank (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.

Embowel :: Embowel (v. t.) To imbed; to hide in the inward parts; to bury.

Bow :: Bow (n.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.

Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..

Ballister :: Ballister (n.) A crossbow.

Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.

Boweled :: Boweled (imp. & p. p.) of Bowe.

Gripe :: Gripe (v. t.) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances..

Tucum :: Tucum (n.) A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber..

Cubital :: Cubital (n.) A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.

Crowd :: Crowd (n.) An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow..

Bowel :: Bowel (n.) One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural..

Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend; to curve.

Bower :: Bower (v. t.) To embower; to inclose.

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