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BOWSTRINGING
Verb
bowstringing
present participle of bowstring
Source: Wiktionary
BOWSTRING
Bow"string`, n.
1. The string of a bow.
2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch.
– Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends.
– Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. Balfour.
Bow"string`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowstringed ( or Bowstrung (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.]
Definition: To strangle with a bowstring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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