bow hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bou hand]
- /baʊ hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bou hand]
- /baʊ hænd/

Definitions of bow hand words

noun bow hand the hand that holds the bow in archery or in playing a violin, cello, etc. 3
noun bow hand Archery. the hand that holds the bow, the left hand for right-handed people. 1
noun bow hand Music. the hand that draws the bow. 1

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Origin of bow hand

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bow hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bow hand

bow hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bow hand usage trend in Literature

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