Bible Dictionaries
Bowstring

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To strangle with a bowstring.

(2):

(n.) The string of a bow.

(3):

(n.) A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bowstring'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bowstring.html. 1828.