bowstring

[ boh-string ]

/ ˈboʊˌstrɪŋ /

the string of an archer's bow.

a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families.

(especially in the Ottoman Empire) a similar string for killing people by strangulation.

to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band.

Origin of bowstring

First recorded in 1350–1400, bowstring is from the Middle English word bowe streng. See bow², string

It was as if the curve was a big bent bow, and the road, if continued straight, would be represented by the bowstring.

The White Crystals |Howard R. Garis
Each thread will stand a strain of six pounds; therefore, a bowstring of fifty strands will suspend a weight of 300 pounds.

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow |Saxton Pope
The first man that cometh a foot forward, or toucheth finger to bowstring, dieth!

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood |Howard Pyle
Tharn ruefully rubbed an angry welt on his left wrist where the bowstring had stung him.

Warrior of the Dawn |Howard Carleton Browne

This is the method of manufacturing a bowstring as devised by the late Mr. Maxson and described in American Archery.

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow |Saxton Pope

bowstring

/ (ˈbəʊˌstrɪŋ) /

the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp