bow back

[ boh ]

noun

1. a chair back formed of a single length of wood bent into a horseshoe form and fitted to a seat or arm rail, with spindles or slats as a filling.

Example Sentences

Then he placed one end on a piece of wood, and by moving the bow back and forth twisted the stick with great rapidity.

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And he somehow got into the habit of bowing to them with a good smile, and they would smile and bow back again.

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"We were supposed to learn how to use these in scouts," said Mrs. Stogbuchner, as Baartock worked the bow back and forth.

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Had its weight been great enough to push the bow back again into its former place close against the door?

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Sliding the bow back and forth caused the seeds to be broadcast from a spinning disk.

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