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bowstringer

noun

Etymology

From bow + stringer.

  1. derived from *strengʰ-✻ — “rope, cord, strand; to tighten”
  2. inherited from *strangiz✻ — “string”
  3. inherited from *strangi✻
  4. inherited from strenġ
  5. inherited from string
  6. suffixed as stringer — “string + er”
  7. compounded as bowstringer — “bow + stringer”

Definitions

  1. A device for stringing a bow.

The neighborhood

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