"stonebow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstəʊnbəʊ/ Forms: stonebows [plural]
Etymology: From stone + bow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stone|bow}} stone + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} stonebow (plural stonebows)
  1. (historical) A kind of crossbow used for shooting stones. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: bullet-shooting crossbow, goolail [India, historical]
    Sense id: en-stonebow-en-noun-saPV0WWJ Disambiguation of Weapons: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (archaic) A toy catapult. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-stonebow-en-noun-SE3t7kfs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stone-bow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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