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noun

Bow hand n.

(Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. "Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand."

(Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bow hand" Quotes from Famous Books

... inward. Lance wood is chiefly used in the United States on account of its resistance to heat. The bow must be easily controlled, and not too heavy. The strain of drawing a heavy bow is apt to pull the bow hand out of the line of sight. A 48-pound bow well drawn and loosed will give a lower trajectory than one of 55 pounds sluggishly handled. By the weight of a bow is not meant its avoirdupois, but the force ...

— Entertainments for Home, Church and School • Frederica Seeger