stonebow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstəʊnbəʊ/
Etymology
From stone + bow.
Meanings
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(historical) A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones.
O, for a stone-bow, to hit him in the eye!
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
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(archaic) A toy catapult.
Children will shortly take him for a wall, And set their stone-bowes in his forhead
1612 January 5 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, Iohn Fletcher, A King and No King. […], London: […] [John Beale] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1619, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stonebows | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| stone-bow | alternative | lexicographic |