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Savidlin |
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A type of bear arrow, Point Barrow. |
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Schnepper |
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A German crossbow from the 17th to 18th century. |
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Sefin |
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A Turkish archer's thumb ring. |
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Self Bow |
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A bow made of a single piece of wood. |
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Serving |
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A wrapping of thread that prevents wear on the bowstring. |
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Sha Ho |
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The rules of archery, Japan. |
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Shaft |
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The body of an arrow. |
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Shiko |
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A Japanese quiver worn on the right side. |
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Shingeto |
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A Japanese bow wrapped with coils of red cane on a black background. |
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Short Bow |
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A bow usually half the height of the archer using the bow. |
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Shuri |
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The shaft of an Ainu arrow. |
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Si or |
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The pellet bow of the Toba Battaks. |
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Sight |
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A device on the bow that allows the archer to take aim on the target. |
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Skirt |
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The part of the target outside the scoring area. |
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Slur Bow |
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A crossbow with a barrel slotted on both side for the string, dating from the early 16th century. |
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So Ya |
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A plain or war arrow, Japan. |
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Solenarion |
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A Byzantine arrow guide, dating from the 6th to 10th century, used to shoot short arrows. See Majrã. |
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Soor Harban |
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Buriat for an archery contest shooting at a target consisting of a leather strap wound around a wooden stake driven into the ground. The object of the contest is to dislodge the stake with an arrow and drive it the furthest from its original position. |
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Spent Arrow |
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An arrow that has traveled too far to be effective. |
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Spine |
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A measurement of the amount of elasticity of an arrow shaft. |
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Springbow |
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A bow or crossbow set as a trap for animals. |
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Sresni |
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A Russian arrow with a broad, shovel shaped head. |
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Stabilizer |
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A weight mounted on a bow to minimize undesirable torque of the bow string upon release. |
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Stave |
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A piece of wood destined to be shaped into a bow. |
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Steelbow |
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A bow made of steel, usually a flattened pipe (Europe) or a spring-like device (India) |
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Stele |
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The wooden shaft of an arrow. |
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Stirrup Crossbow |
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A large crossbow with a stirrup for the foot, used to hold the crossbow steady when drawing the string, especially when two hands were necessary for winding the winch. |
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Stone Bow |
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A bow which is used to shoot stones, pellets or balls. See Pellet bow. |
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String |
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[1] A bowstring.
[2] To fit a bow with a string. |
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Stringer |
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[1] An aid to stringing a bow.
[2] A maker or seller of bowstrings. |
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Subeki, Ku |
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To test draw a bow without an arrow nocked, Japan. |
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