What does bow-guard mean?
Bow-guard means A protective structure on the bow of a boat..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A protective structure on the bow of a boat..
That man who is now stepping from the wet logs to the bow-guards of the Marion, how can he ever cut down a tree?
It is possible that the bronze part of the bow-guard was embedded in a wooden armature in some way that obviated the use of pegs or edging on the bronze itself.
It was part of a scheme that included aluminum rubrails welded the length of the hull and a Schedule 80 bow-guard (top photo page 216).
Having noted T'ang Lan's remarks, Watson updated and amended his earlier views and accepted the device as a pi, or bow-guard, somehow used to "straiten" [sic] or guard an unstrung compound bow.
When you get married you're supposed to be bashful and eat like this,' and he shaded his eyes with his left wrist, where a bow-guard would be worn.
'Where did you get your bow-guard?' 'I made it.'
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Bow-guard means A protective structure on the bow of a boat..
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That man who is now stepping from the wet logs to the bow-guards of the Marion, how can he ever cut down a tree?
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