Bow hand

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:13:16

Bow" hand` (?).

1. Archery

The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand.

Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser.

2. Mus.

The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.

 

© Webster 1913.

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