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on the bow Definition


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bow3
noun
    1. The front part of a ship or boat.
      Thesaurus: prow, head, stem, fore, bowsprit.
      Form: bows (often)
    2. rowing.
      The rower nearest the bow.
Idiom: on the bow
    Within 45° of the point right ahead.
Etymology: 17c: from German dialect boog or Dutch boeg a ship's bow, or a shoulder.



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