spoon bow

[ bou ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. an overhanging bow having a convex, curved stem.

Other Words From

• spoon-bowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon bow¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Spray rails with a downward angle keep the 26 dry as the graceful spoon bow parts the waves.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was of the most up-to-date type with which Escombe was acquainted; that is to say, beamy, rather shallow of body, with spoon bow, and a fin keel, and her designer felt particularly proud of her as he walked round her and critically surveyed her lines and general shape the last thing before giving the word to put her into the water.

From Project Gutenberg

A Norwegian skiff, with a spoon bow.

From Project Gutenberg