bow|man

bow|man
bow|man1 «BOH muhn», noun, plural -men.
a soldier armed with bow and arrows; archer: »

the Norman bowmen who won the Battle of Hastings.

[< bow2 + man]
bow|man2 «BOW muhn», noun, plural -men.
a bow oarsman; man on the bow oar.
[< bow3 + man]

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