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单词 bowstring
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bow•string /ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sportthe string of an archer's bow.
  2. Music and Dancea string on the bow of a musical instrument, made of horsehair.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bow•string  (bō′string′),USA pronunciation n., v., -stringed or -strung, -string•ing. 
n. 
  1. Sportthe string of an archer's bow.
  2. Music and Dancea string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families.
  3. (esp. in the Ottoman Empire) a similar string for killing people by strangulation.

v.t. 
  1. to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band.
  • Middle English bowe streng. See bow2, string 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bowstring /ˈbəʊˌstrɪŋ/ n
  1. the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
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