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archery archery
archery sport of shooting with bow and arrow , an important military and hunting skill before the introduction of gunpowder. England's Charles II fostered archery as sport, establishing in 1673 the world's oldest continuous archery tournament, the Ancient Scorton Arrow Contest. Clubs mushroomed... Read more
Bow and Arrow Bow and Arrow
Bow and Arrow In simplest terms, a bow is a long, flexible staff; a shorter string is attached to the staff's two ends, causing the staff to bend. An arrow is a shaft with feather-type vanes near one end, which is notched, and a pointed head on the other end. The notched end... Read more
darts darts
darts evolved from throwing spears or shooting arrows. Hand arrows were a useful weapon, known as ‘dartes’, and this was one of the few games that medieval and early modern governments did not feel obliged to prohibit. It is possible that the modern dartboard developed from the... Read more
Columbia (river) Columbia (river)
Columbia river, c.1,210 mi (1,950 km) long, rising in Columbia Lake, SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows first NW in the Rocky Mt. Trench, then hooks sharply about the Selkirk Mts. to flow S through Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake and receive the Kootenai River (spelled Kootenay in Canada)... Read more
William Tell William Tell
William Tell legendary Swiss patriot. According to legend, Tell was a native of Uri, one of the Swiss forest cantons. Gessler, the canton's Austrian bailiff, decreed that Swiss citizens must remove their hats before his hat, which he had posted on a stake in the canton's largest town. Tell refused... Read more
settee settee
settee, a two-masted ship of the Mediterranean. They were lateen rigged on both masts, and were often used as a transport for spare galley crews. They were single decked with a long, sharp bow, and belonged more to the eastern Mediterranean than to the western. Their dates are from the 16th to... Read more
Euonymus Euonymus
arrowwood name for several woody plants, particularly of the family Caprifoliaceae ( honeysuckle family), formerly used for making arrows. ... Read more
Arrows Arrows
22. Arrows See also 416. WEAPONRY . arbalist, arbalest a crossbowman. Also arcubalist. belomancy A form of divination in which marks or words are placed on arrows which are then drawn from a quiver at random. sagittary 1. pertaining to archery. 2. resembling an arrow;... Read more
scrotum scrotum
scrotum XVI. — L. scrōtum; cf. scrautum skin sheath for arrows.... Read more
Eros Eros
Eros , in Greek religion and mythology, god of love. He was the personification of love in all its manifestations, including physical passion at its strongest, tender, romantic love, and playful, sportive love. According to some legends he was one of the oldest of the gods, born from Chaos and... Read more

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