draw weight

noun

Etymology

From draw + weight.

  1. inherited from *weǵʰ-
  2. inherited from *wihtiz
  3. inherited from wiht
  4. inherited from weight
  5. compounded as draw weight — “draw + weight

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA