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shortbow

noun
/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tbəʊ/

Etymology

From short + bow.

  1. derived from *bʰewgʰ-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *beuganą✻
  3. inherited from *beugan✻
  4. inherited from būgan
  5. inherited from bowen
  6. compounded as shortbow — “short + bow”

Definitions

  1. A small bow that has a strong tension, and is usually about a meter tall.

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