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Bow :: Bow (v. t.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string..

Bowman :: Bowman (n.) The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.

Bowel :: Bowel (n.) Hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything; as, the bowels of the earth..

Bowge :: Bowge (v. i.) To swell out. See Bouge.

Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.

Bowldery :: Bowldery (a.) Characterized by bowlders.

Pillow :: Pillow (n.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.

Foremast :: Foremast (n.) The mast nearest the bow.

Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal..

Cubit :: Cubit (n.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist..

Bow Hand :: Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand..

Bee :: Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks..

Sternite :: Sternforemost (adv.) With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner..

Obeisance :: Obeisance (n.) A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.

Costive :: Costive (a.) Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated.

Bowstring :: Bowstring (n.) The string of a bow.

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

Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc..

Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..

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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