• Bowmanship

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ˈboÊŠmÉ™nʃɪp/

    Origin

    bow + -manship

    Full definition of bowmanship

    Noun

    bowmanship

    (uncountable)
    1. A mastery of archery.
      • 1978, Unknown, The East: Volume 15 Chapter , Recent archaeological evidence lends credence to the theory that the Ezo mastered bowmanship earlier than the people of any other region in Japan.
      • 1980, Jan Kamerbeek, The Plays of Sophocles: Commentaries. The Philoctetes. Chapter , The poet knows of Philoctetes' bowmanship, of his misfortune, his sad detention on Lemnos where the Achaeans left him...
      • 1988, Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon: A Story Chapter , And if you want to give me a really fine present, work hard in your own bowmanship classes so you can take a first-class medal as Pete did today.
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