BOWSHOT

Etymology

Noun

bowshot (plural bowshots)

(archery) The act of firing an arrow from a bow.

The distance that the arrow of an average archer can effectively travel.

Source: Wiktionary


Bow"shot`, n.

Definition: The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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