Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long bag of wood, leather, or cloth, in which a bow is kept when not in use.
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Examples
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As Elspeth threw herself from the saddle, she reached for bow-case and quiver.
Winds Of Fate Lackey, Mercedes 1991
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As Elspeth threw herself from the saddle, she reached for bow-case and quiver.
Winds Of Fate Lackey, Mercedes 1991
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O! for breath to utter what is like thee; you tailors yard, you sheath, you bow-case, you vile standing-tuck;
Act II. Scene IV. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 1914
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But I did not wait this time to be beaten with my master's bow-case.
The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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All at once there rose a shouting for Tse-tse, who came running and beat me over the head with his bow-case.
The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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Hanging over the bed, at the back of the lodge, was a bow-case and quiver full of arrows.
When Buffalo Ran George Bird Grinnell 1893
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Then, escorted by Sir Geoffrey and the city Guards, Hugh and Grey Dick passed through that splendid company away home to dinner, Dick carrying his bow-case in one hand and the sack of armour which de Noyon had not thought fit to claim in the other.
Red Eve Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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The bow-case is slipped off; the clothes'-bag is dropped; and in the confusion the soul wings its flight, and the body follows, on the great journey home.
The Civilization of China Herbert Allen Giles 1890
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But Grey Dick made no answer, for already his pale eyes were fixed upon the foe with a stare that Hugh thought was terrible, and his long fingers were playing with the button of his bow-case.
Red Eve Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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The sides and back were open, and the base or floor of the car curved upward in front, serving as a safeguard to the charioteer when one was required; but it now supported his quiver of silver and bow-case of gilded leather, richly ornamented with figures of lions.
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