"bow ball" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "bow + ball from being a spheroidal structure placed on the bow's leading point.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "bow balls",
      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rowing",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow."
      ],
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        [
          "canoeing",
          "canoeing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "canoeing; kayaking; sweeping; canoeing; kayaking; sweeping",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rowing, canoeing, kayaking, sweeping, sculling) A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rowing",
        "sports"
      ]
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  "word": "bow ball"
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  "etymology_text": "bow + ball from being a spheroidal structure placed on the bow's leading point.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow."
      ],
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        [
          "canoeing",
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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "canoeing; kayaking; sweeping; canoeing; kayaking; sweeping",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rowing, canoeing, kayaking, sweeping, sculling) A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow."
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rowing",
        "sports"
      ]
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  "word": "bow ball"
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