Definition of bow

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Bow (v. t.) Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters..

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Fletcher :: Fletcher (n.) One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
Double-ender :: Double-ender (n.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end..
Unbowelled :: Unbowelled () of Unbowe.
Incline :: Incline (v. t.) To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
Eviscerate :: Eviscerate (v. t.) To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.
Juke :: Juke (v. i.) To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head.
Bowmen :: Bowmen (pl. ) of Bowma.
Over :: Over (n.) A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places..
Cringe :: Cringe (n.) Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear or servility..
Ninepins :: Ninepins (n. pl.) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling..
Inside :: Inside (n.) The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings..
Alcove :: Alcove (n.) A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The drawing of a bowstring.
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls.
Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels..
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Cock :: Cock (n.) The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
Steeve :: Steeve (n.) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving..
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