bowstring

English

/ˈboʊstɹɪŋ/, /ˈbəʊstɹɪŋ/

noun

Definitions

The string of an archer's bow.
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Etymology

Affix from English bow (arch) + English string.

Origin

English

string

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bandstring English
barebow English
bitstring English
bonnetstring English
bootstring English
bow English
bow ball English
bow maker English
bow window English
bowable English
bowbearer English
bowbent English
bowest English
boweth English
bowfin English
bowfront English
bowgrace English
bowguard English
bowhead English
bowhunter English
bowhunting English
bowknot English
bowleg English
bowless English
bowlike English
bowmaking English
bowman English
bowmanship English
bowpicker English
bowrider English
bowshot English
bowsman English
bowstave English
bowtie English
bowwoman English
bowyer English
buxom English
bytestring English
capstring English
checkstring English
crossbow English
destring English
docstring English
downbow English
drawstring English
elbow English
embow English
eyestring English
facebow English
fiddlestring English
footbow English
gutstring English
hairbow English
hairstring English
hamstring English
harpstring English
hatstring English
heartstring English
hyperstring English
imbow English
interstring English
latchstring English
lifestring English
linestring English
longbow English
metastring English
midbow English
ministring English
moonbow English
mouthbow English
nanostring English
outbow English
overbow English
oxbow English
protostring English
pullstring English
pursestring English
rainbow English
restring English
saddle bow English
saddlebow English
shaft bow English
shoestring English
shortbow English
slipstring English
spray bow English
stone bow English
stonebow English
string English
stringable English
stringbacks English
stringbed English
stringboard English
stringcourse English
stringer English
stringification English
stringify English
stringization English
stringize English
stringless English
stringlike English
stringline English
stringology English
stringpiece English
stringy English
substring English
sunbow English
superstring English
unbow English
unstring English
upbow English
warbow English
wordstring English
String German
string Dutch, Flemish
string French
string Portuguese
string Swedish
ストリング Japanese
ボウ Japanese
bowe Middle English
string Middle English
โบ Thai
bightsome Scots
string Tok Pisin