Meaning of bowguard | Babel Free

Definitions

A protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released bowstring.

Examples

“There was another big piece of coral that he later on made into a bowguard.”

“A silver bowguard made by Loloma in 1968 has one side rough and unpolished and another highly polished.”

“He spoke so earnestly that she could almost have believed him, had not that bowguard on his wrist proved him false.”

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