Stonebow
//ˈstəʊnbəʊ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones. historical
"O, for a stone-bow, to hit him in the eye!"
- 2 A toy catapult. archaic
"Children will shortly take him for a wall, And set their stone-bowes in his forhead"
Example
More examples"O, for a stone-bow, to hit him in the eye!"
Etymology
From stone + bow.
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