draw weight
nounEtymology
From draw + weight.
Definitions
The force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.
- The enormous draw weight of the English longbow required archers to train from a very young age to be capable of using it.
- She figured her bow had only a forty-pound draw weight, but it was enough.
The force (weight) of delivering a stone required for it to come to rest in the house (to…
The force (weight) of delivering a stone required for it to come to rest in the house (to draw).
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