Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. Totten.
- Bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship. -- On the bow (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within 45° on either side of the line ahead. Totten.
Bow"a*ble (&?;), a. Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]
Bow"bell` (&?;), n. One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney. Halliwell.
Bow"-bells` (&?;), n. pl. The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually called cockneys.
Murray's Handbook of London.
Bow"bent` (&?;), a. Bent, like a bow. Milton.
Bow"-com`pass (&?;), n.; pl. Bow-compasses (&?;).