Definition of bow

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

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Dingle :: Dingle (n.) A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered valley..
Bower :: Bower (n.) Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment..
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) The bowels; entrails; viscera.
Entrails :: Entrails (n. pl.) The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
Disembowel :: Disembowel (v. t.) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
String :: String (n.) The line or cord of a bow.
Elbow :: Elbow (v. i.) To push rudely along; to elbow one's way.
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..
Cap :: Cap (n.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels..
Cringle :: Cringle (n.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc..
Under :: Under (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the
Gammoning :: Gammoning (n.) The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the forestays.
Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument for bending a bow.
High-embowed :: High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.
Bow :: Bow (v. i.) To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down..
Forehook :: Forehook (n.) A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook..
Arcubalist :: Arcubalist (n.) A crossbow.
Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..
Fiddle :: Fiddle (n.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.
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