[boh-string] 
noun, verb, -stringed or -strung, -string⋅ing.| 1. | the string of an archer's bow. |
| 2. | a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families. |
| 3. | (esp. in the Ottoman Empire) a similar string for killing people by strangulation. |
| 4. | to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band. |
| bow·string (bō'strĭng') n. The cord attached to both ends of an archer's bow. |
