bow instrument (boin "stroment)

stringed instrument played by means of a bow, as the double-ba , the small ba or violoncello, the tenor, the violin proper, etc. bow-iron (bō'iern), n. A clasp or holder used to secure the bows of a carriage-top. bowk1 (bouk), n. Same as bulk1. [Scotch.] bowk2 (bouk), v. t. Same as buck3. [Scotch.] bow-kail (bou'kāl), n. [Cf. borecole.] Cabbage. Burns. [Scotch.] bowking (bou'king), п. Same as bucking2. bow-knot (bō'not), n. A slip-knot made by drawing a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., in the form of a bow through an involution, which is The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary then tightened round the bow. The knot is simple if there is only one bow, double if there are two; it can be easily untied by drawing the bow back.