Defn: To play (music) with a bow.
— v. i.
Defn: To manage the bow.
BOW
Bow (bo), n. Etym: [Icel. bogr shoulder, bow of a ship. See Bough.]
1. (Naut.)
Defn: The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar. Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. Totten. - Bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship. — On the bow (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within 45º on either side of the line ahead. Totten.
BOWABLE
Bow"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]
BOWBELL
Bow"bell`, n.