Bowstring
Bowstring ({not transcribed}) , noun
1.
The string of a bow.
2.
A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
Collocations (3)
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 (Botany) , the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. — Balfour
Bowstring ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
To strangle with a bowstring.