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DOWN-BOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does down-bow mean?
• DOWN-BOW (noun)
The noun DOWN-BOW has 1 sense:
1. a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
Familiarity information: DOWN-BOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("down-bow" is a kind of...):
bow (a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments)
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