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Apply slight pressure to the bowstring to set your grip into place, and keep your hand relaxed throughout the shot.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2022
String the Bow Native Americans traditionally used rawhide or sinew for the bowstring, but nylon parachute cord or fishing line can work for a survival bow fashioned in the field.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Step 13: Create your final bowstring using a new length of B-50 bowstring material.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
If his pre-prison projects were almost entirely freestyled, these songs are more tightly written, honoring the fallen, indicting the double-talk of the industry, powered by the energy of a bowstring being pulled back for a half-decade.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
For Eric Clem, meditation comes in fitting an arrow against a bowstring, pulling his arm back and seeking a target — in the great outdoors.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
This morning, Case has been shooting practice arrows, pulling the bowstring back little by little, limbering up for the big shot that will occur in the cooler evening.
—Patrick Cooke, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2021
The adaptation that makes archery possible for Rispoli is essentially a piece of nylon material with a bite piece that wraps around a bowstring.
—Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
Sinew could make a powerful bowstring for dry weather hunting, but that string would soon come undone after being rained upon or dropped in water.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2022
String the Bow Native Americans traditionally used rawhide or sinew for the bowstring, but nylon parachute cord or fishing line can work for a survival bow fashioned in the field.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Step 13: Create your final bowstring using a new length of B-50 bowstring material.
—Andrew Del-Colle, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2020
If his pre-prison projects were almost entirely freestyled, these songs are more tightly written, honoring the fallen, indicting the double-talk of the industry, powered by the energy of a bowstring being pulled back for a half-decade.
—Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
For Eric Clem, meditation comes in fitting an arrow against a bowstring, pulling his arm back and seeking a target — in the great outdoors.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
This morning, Case has been shooting practice arrows, pulling the bowstring back little by little, limbering up for the big shot that will occur in the cooler evening.
—Patrick Cooke, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2021
The adaptation that makes archery possible for Rispoli is essentially a piece of nylon material with a bite piece that wraps around a bowstring.
—Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021
Sinew could make a powerful bowstring for dry weather hunting, but that string would soon come undone after being rained upon or dropped in water.
—Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2020
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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in the 14th century
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“Bowstring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowstring. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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bowstring
noun
bow·string
ˈbō-ˌstriŋ 
: the cord connecting the two ends of a bow
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