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Fiddle bow

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fiddle bow

[boh for 1, 2; bou for 3]
–noun
1. a bow with which the strings of the violin or a similar instrument are set in vibration.
2. a bow for driving the arbor of a small lathe, as one used by watchmakers.
3. Nautical. clipper bow.

Origin:
1820–30

clipper bow

[bou]
–noun Nautical.
a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
Also called fiddle bow.


Origin:
1840–50
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