Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling the prow of a boat.

Etymologies

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prow +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Beneath a prowlike keelbone were lean yellow-skinned arms whose hands, evolved from talons, each bore three sharp-clawed fingers flanked by two thumbs, and a dewclaw on the inner wrist.

    The Day Of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973

  • Beneath a prowlike keelbone were lean yellow-skinned arms whose hands, evolved from talons, each bore three sharp-clawed fingers flanked by two thumbs, and a dewclaw on the inner wrist.

    The Day of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973

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