BOWSTRING

Bowstring

A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram of extra mass in the middle of the string slows the arrow about as much as 3.5 grams at the ends.

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bowstring

Noun

  1. The string of an archer's bow.
  2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Verb

  1. to strangle with a bowstring


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