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BOWMAN n. 2 definitions
archer. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen. Jer. iv. 29. Bowman's root. (Bot.) See Indian physic, under Indian.
CROSSBOWMAN n.
One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
ANTECHAMBER n.
e entrance to an interior part. The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal. Todd & Bowman.
ARBALESTER; ARBALISTER n.
A crossbowman. [Obs.] Speed.
ARCHER n.
A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
ARCUBALISTER n.
A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist. Camden.
BOW OAR n.
The oar used by the bowman.
BRACER n.
A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart. Chaucer.
CONSTRICT v.
Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.
CONVELLENT a.
up. [Obs.] The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force. Todd & Bowman.
CROSSBOWER n.
A crossbowman.[Obs.]
INDIAN n.
roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also American ipecac, and bowman's root. Gray. -- Indian pink. (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipomoea Quamoclit); -- so called in the West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China. -- Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb (Monotropa uniflora), growing in c…