Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In archery, the hand used to pull the string and hold the arrow against it in drawing a bow; ordinarily, the right hand: opposed to bow-hand, 1.
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Examples
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But I pray you, John, to loose gently, and not to pluck with the drawing-hand, for it is a trick that hath marred many a fine bowman. "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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But I pray you, John, to loose gently, and not to pluck with the drawing-hand, for it is a trick that hath marred many a fine bowman. "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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But I pray you, John, to loose gently, and not to pluck with the drawing-hand, for it is a trick that hath marred many a fine bowman. "
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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But I pray you, John, to loose gently, and not to pluck with the drawing-hand, for it is a trick that hath marred many a fine bowman. "
The White Company 1890
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