bowbent

adj

Etymology

From bow + bent.

  1. inherited from *binut — “reed, rush
  2. inherited from *beonot
  3. inherited from bent
  4. compounded as bowbent — “bow + bent

Definitions

  1. bent, like a bow (for archery)

The neighborhood

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