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Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline..

Chaser :: Chaser (n.) Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern..

Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..

Catharical :: Catharical (a.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.

Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

Bowl :: Bowl (v. i.) To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the carriage bowled along..

Bowling :: Bowling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow.

Arcubalister :: Arcubalister (n.) A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.

Borborygm :: Borborygm (n.) A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels.

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

Sweepstake :: Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw.

Hunch :: Hunch (v. t.) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

Palette :: Palette (n.) One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.

Iridescence :: Iridescence (n.) Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl..

Curvant :: Curvant (p. pr.) Bowed; bent; curved.

Inside :: Inside (n.) The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings..

Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.

Ulnar :: Ulnar (a.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve..

Elbow :: Elbow (n.) The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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