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Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart..

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

Wear :: Wear (v. t.) To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer..

Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare..

Punch :: Punch (v. t.) To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow..

Parhelion :: Parhelion (n.) A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene..

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

Nudge :: Nudge (v. t.) To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation..

Arrow :: Arrow (n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow..

Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..

Stringer :: Stringer (n.) One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows..

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

Ginglymus :: Ginglymus (n.) A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle..

Viol :: Viol (n.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings..

Work :: Work (n.) To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic..

Bow-bells :: Bow-bells (n. pl.) The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.

Unboweling :: Unboweling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unbowe.

Crossbower :: Crossbower (n.) A crossbowman.

Forestay :: Forestay (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship..

Unbowelling :: Unbowelling () of Unbowe.

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