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Ballista :: Ballista (n.) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles..

Bowl :: Bowl (v. t.) To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball..

Boweries :: Boweries (pl. ) of Bower.

Arquated :: Arquated (a.) Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.

Entrance :: Entrance (n.) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line..

Twang :: Twang (v. i.) To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged..

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

Bow-pen :: Bow-pen (n.) Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See Bow-compass.

Bower :: Bower (v. & n.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.

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

Bower Bird :: Bower bird () An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus / holosericeus), allied to the starling, which constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with bright-colored objects; the satin bird..

Port :: Port (n.) The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively..

Bowstringed :: Bowstringed (p.a.) Furnished with bowstring.

Armchair :: Armchair (n.) A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.

Emboweling :: Emboweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Embowe.

Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..

Token :: Token (n.) Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah..

Balister :: Balister (n.) A crossbow.

Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..

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