Bow To Full Arrow Length example essay topic

A daya: An arrow which has missed it's target, Japan. Alborium: A bow made from hazel, 11th century. Anak, Panah: An arrow, Malay. Anchor: The location to which the hand that draws the bow string is positioned to when at full draw. Anchor point: The place where an arrows nock is drawn to before release, usually the chin, cheek, ear or chest. Used to help aiming.

Aqua nde-da: The leather bracer of the Omaha. Arbalest, Arbalete, Alb last, Arb last: The European crossbow of the Middle Ages. Arbalete a Cric: A crossbow drawn by a rack and pinion. Arbalete a Jalet, Pellet crossbow, Prodd: A crossbow set up to shoot stones instead of bolts. Arbalest a Tour: A crossbow drawn by a windlass.

Arbalest ina: A cruciform aperture in a wall of a fortification from which a crossbow was shot. Ar brier: The stock of a crossbow. Archer's guard: See bracer. Archer's paradox: In period bows (without a shelf or centre shot) the arrow which is properly shot will fly in the line of aim although the string propelling the arrow moves directly to the centre of the bow. The arrow in fact bends around the bow after release but after passing the bow returns to its proper line of flight.

See Spine. Archer's ring, Thumb ring: An effective Eastern method of drawing the bow string while using the thumb protected by a ring. Archer's Stake: A sharpened wooden stake driven into the ground pointing away from an archer to protect against cavalry. Arcuballista: The ancient form of ballista. Arcubalista unis ped is: A crossbow which only needs one foot to assist drawing the string.

Arrow: The missile shot by an archer from a bow. Arrow guide: See Majr~a, Solenarion. Arrowhead: The striking end of an arrow, usually made of a different type of material from the shaft such as iron, flint or bronze, depending the purpose of the arrow. Arrowsmith: A maker of metal arrowheads. Ascham: [1] A tall narrow cupboard for storage of bows and arrows. [2] Roger Ascham, 1515-1568, author of Toxophilus (1545).

Arrow spacer: A circular piece of leather pierced by 24 holes used to keep the shafts of a sheath of arrows apart from each other and prevent damage to the flights during transport. Azusa-yum i: A small bow used in magic, Japan. Top B Back of the bow: The surface of the bow furthest from the archer when they hold the bow in the firing position. Backed bow: A bow consisting primarily of wood but having a thin strip of a material (wood or hide) attached to the back of the bow. Balista, Ballista: An engine sometimes in the form of a huge crossbow, used to project darts or stone balls. Bangui, Han qui: A short bow wrapped with rattan, Japan.

Barb: A rearward turned point on an arrow head. Barrelled: An arrow which is thickest in the middle and tapers to the ends. Bastard string: A string used to draw the bow of a crossbow so that the regular string can be strung. Bed or, Pana: An arrow with a leaf shaped or barbed head, Java. Bel: A small bow used by children to shoot fish, Nicobar Islands. Belly of the bow: The surface of the bow closest to the archer when they hold the bow in the firing position.

Bend user: [1] A toy crossbow where the bolts are shot through a tube. [2] A slur bow. Bit la: An arrow with a point of hard wood, Travancore. Bodkin: A type of arrow head. Bois d' arc: The French named osage orange because the wood was used by the Indians of the Southwest for their bows. Bolt, Carre au, Quarrel: The missile projected from a crossbow.

Borsun: Buriat for a plaited straw archery butt shaped like a skittle pin. Used in an archery contest were the object of the contest is to dislodge the stake with an arrow and drive it the furthest from its original position. See Mishen. Boson: An arrow with a head with rounded knob with a sharp point projecting. Bow: A projectile weapon consisting of a shaft with the two ends joined by a string used to shoot arrows. Bow arm: The arm which holds the bow.

Bow case: Mainly an Eastern usage, made of leather to accommodate the lower half of the recurve bow. Bowman: An archer. Bow marks: Archery targets. Bow puller: A supposed Roman release aid made from bronze. Bow release: The way a bow string is released when loosing an arrow.

Varieties of release techniques included; primary, secondary, tertiary, Mediterranean, Flemish and Mongolian. Bow stave: A roughly trimmed length of wood from which a complete self bow is fashioned. Bowstring: The string of bow made from such materials as; plant fibre, silk or sinew, used to transfer the energy from the bow to the arrow. Bowyer: A maker of bows.

Brace: To string a bow. Bracer, Archer's guard, Arm guard: A covering for an archer's left wrist, used to protect the wrist from the slap of the string. Brandbolzen: Swiss incendiary crossbow bolts from the 15th century. Breast: The part of an arrow which touches the bow when the arrow is placed on the string ready to be drawn. Broad arrow: An arrow with a broad barbed head. Broad head: A wide steel arrowhead used on hunting arrows.

Butt: [1] An earthen mound used as a backing for a target. [2] A target made from compacted straw. Butt fields: English public archery practice grounds, 15th century. Top C Cast: The ability of a bow to project an arrow.

Chal la: The string of a B hil bow, Central India. Both bow and string were made of bamboo. Cho do-kate: A bow and arrow stand, Japan. Chrystal: A transverse crack in the belly of a wooden bow caused by the crushing of the fibres.

Chu-ko nu: A Chinese repeating crossbow. Claw: A hook on the belt of a crossbowmen used to draw the string on the crossbow. The crossbow was held by putting the foot in a stirrup at the front and the claw was hooked on the string as the crossbowmen was bending over, as the crossbowmen straightened up the string was drawn into position behind the nut. Cloth yard arrow: An arrow of a certain length used for medieval English arrows, about 36 inches in length. Clout: A white cloth placed on the ground as a marker for long distance shooting. Clout shoot: An archery contest where the aim is to hit a target laid out horizontally on the ground.

Cocker: A quiver. Cock feather: The feather at right angles to the string position in the nock on three feathered arrows. Compound bow: A modern bow using a system of one or more pulleys to develop mechanical advantage. Compound crossbow: A crossbow fitted with pulleys dating from the 15th century. Composite bow: A recurve bow made from a number of materials laminated together (e.g. wood, sinew and horn). Cocytus, cory to: A bow case.

Crane quin, Cric: A rack and pinion turned by a crank used to draw a medium sized crossbow. Creep: Allowing the arrow to edge forward at full draw just before the release of the arrow. Cresting: The identifying coloured rings applied to the arrow shaft forward of the fl etchings used to mark ownership. Crossbow: A projectile weapon consisting of a bow attached at right angles to a shaft. When the string was drawn it was held by a nut.

The bolt was loaded and the nut was released by a lever turning the nut thus firing the bolt. Curare: The poison used on arrows and blow pipe darts in South America. Top D Da: An arrow, Western Tibet. Dai kyu: A large bow, Japan. Danu: The personification of the bow in Hindu mythology. Dial: An arrow of the Javan Gods.

Doh yo yar i: A large quiver, Japan. Do kyu: A Japanese repeating crossbow. Dornlach, Dorn loch: A Scottish quiver. Draw: The act of bending the bow to full arrow length by drawing the string backwards while holding the bow steady.

Draw length: The length the bow is drawn to the anchor point. Draw weight: The force required to draw a bow to full arrow length, usually measure in pounds at a certain draw length measured in inches. Zu: A Tibetan bow. Top E Eb ira, Yebira: A Japanese quiver hung from the left shoulder. Ela (Da): The Nicobar harpoon arrow. Ending: A quiver, Java.

Espringald, Espringal, Spring al, Spring ald: An engine used to cast large darts, similar to a ballista. Top F Feathers: The flights on an arrow to aid in stability in flight. Fist mele: The measurement of the distance from the grip to the string of a bow, usually measured by placing a fist on the grip with the thumb extended towards the bowstring. Flat bow: A modern bow with flat section limbs made from fibre glass and wood lamination's, often referred to as a longbow. Fletcher: [1] An arrow maker. [2] A person who attaches fletcher to arrows.

Fetching: To add flights to an arrow. Flemish loose: A loose using two fingers only. Flemish string: A bow string made in such a way that the loops are plaited from material without the addition of serving. Flight shoot: An archery distance shooting competition.

Flo: A swift arrow. Flu Flu arrow: An arrow with large feathers used for targets thrown in the air or shooting birds. Foin: A Nicobar crossbow. Footed arrow: An arrow reinforced with a spliced hardwood fore shaft. Fore shaft: A supplementary hard wood shaft added to the front end of a shaft. Fujihanashi: A bow, Japan.

Top G Gaffe: See goat's foot lever. Gastrapheten: A Roman engine based on the crossbow. Gen dawa: A bow, Java. Gietdaugie: A Laplander's bow. Gi-get: A bow string, Saban us of Mindanae. Goat's foot, Hind's foot, Pied de bic he: A system of articulated levers used to span a crossbow.

Go dle: Buriat for arrow. Go kyu: A strong bow, Japan. G raffle: A hook fastened to the belt by which some of the early crossbows were spanned. Group: Used for a number of arrows close together on a target. Gula il, Gola il, Ghulel, Gull: The Indian pellet bow. Top H Hadahk: Buriat for quiver.

Hage-ro: To nock an arrow on the bow, Japan. Hama yum i: A bow used for driving away evil spirits, Japan. Ham us: A hook or spur projecting at right angles at the base of an arrow, Latin. Han ky u: A small bow, Japan. Hao shi, Ming ti: A Chinese whistling arrow. Haze: The nock of an arrow.

Herse: A defence work consisting of sharpened wooden stakes driven into the ground pointing towards the oncoming enemy, used to protect archers from cavalry charge. Herse of Archers: A wedge formation of archers supported on the flanks by men-at-arms, used by the English during the Hundred Years War. Hia: A Chinese hand crossbow. Hide-tace: A target arrow with a blunt conical head used by boys when learning how to shoot, Omaha.

Hikime: An arrow with a perforated head, Japan. Hike-ya: A Japanese whistling arrow. Hime: A grooved arrow head, Japan. Hip a: Arrow cement, Omaha.

Hira yana gui: A flat quiver, Japan. Hi-ya: A fire arrow or rocket, Japan. Homo-yum i, Oto kane: A tartar shaped bow, Japan. Horomgo: Buriat for bow case. Hyogo: The sound of an arrow, Japan. Top I I-ai: The art of drawing a long bow, Japan.

I-ba: An archery range, Japan. Igurumi: The practice of shooting birds with arrows with cords attached to the arrows, Japan. I-i ro: To shoot with a bow, Japan. Ika: An Ainu quiver. I kuba: [1] A Japanese target. [2] A tent used for archery, Japan.

Instinctive shooting: Shooting without the aid of sights, used particularly in field archery and hunting. Ipoh: A poison used on arrows and blow pipe darts, Malaysia. Ipudligadlin: An Eskimo bear arrow, Point Barrow. Ishihajiki: A balista, Japan. Ishi yumi: A pellet bow, Japan.

Ite: A Japanese archer. Top J Top K Kab ura-ya, Hi niki-ya: A Japanese whistling arrow. Kachi-yuk i: A Japanese quiver. Kachi-yum i: Shooting a bow while on foot, Japan. Kaidaliki: A type of Russian arrow.

K aku uchi: Target shooting, Japan. Kal chan: Russian for quiver. Kaman: An Indian composite bow. Kam~an-i taps: Persian for dart bow. See Arrow guide. Kari eb ira: A type of Japanese quiver.

Karimata: A forked arrow head, Japan. Ka: The Khasi bow. Ka sun: A Burmese self bow. Ki-hoo: A Japanese arrow with a pear-shaped wooded head.

Ki kh nam: Arrows, Khasi (Assam). King of the Popinjay: The crossbowmen whom was first to hit the popinjay in a contest from the 15th century onwards. Kiri: The circles of a target, Japan. Kixodwain: An arrow with a blunt, wedge shaped head used for hunting small birds, Point Barrow.

Koltschan: A Russian quiver. Kol v: Blunt headed arrows for shooting squirrel, Sweden. Kukiksadlin: A type of bear arrow, Point Barrow. Kum ptas: The bows and bowmen of the Meen as, Rajes tan.

Kung: A Chinese reflex bow. Kari-ya: A type of arrow made from a peculiar species of bamboo from Mount Kaya san. Kurt-bosh i: The bull's eye of a target, Japan. Kus une: A special kind of Japanese bowstring, softer than the ordinary type. Kutsumaki: The wrappings of an arrow next to the head to prevent the shaft splitting from the pressure exerted by the tang of the arrow head. Kyu: A bow, Japan.

Kyu-do: The art and practice of archery, Japan. Kyujutsu: Archery, Japan. K yusen: A bow and arrows, Japan. Top L Lang kap: A strong bow, Bali. Latch: English name for the crossbow, 16th century. Lep a: A bow, New an, Nepal.

Lez am: A stiff bow of bamboo or whalebone spanned by a heavy chain with loosely attached iron plates. Used in for training in India, the training could tell with the archers stopped practicing by the lack of noise. Limb: One of the arms of a bow, from grip to tip. Li-pun, pa-na: An arrow, Sunbanum of Mindanae. Longbow: A self bow, usually the height of the user, preferably made of yew and made famous by the English at Crest, Posters and Agincourt. Loose: To release the string of a bow to propel an arrow towards it's target.

Luk: Russian for bow. Lump: A bow, San chuan, China. Top M Ma: An arrow, Omaha. Ma-: Arrow polishers, Omaha.

Mahi-si: An arrow head, Omaha. Maji ha: A quiver, Omaha. Majr~a, Majr~at, Qasab: An arrow guide. Maka goya: A hunting arrow, Japan. Makiwara: A straw bundle used as a target, Japan. Makkah: An Indian self bow.

Manila: The Veddah bow, Sri Lanka. Malleolus: A fire arrow made of cane or reed. Mande: A bow, Omaha. Manu ballista: The Latin for crossbow.

See Arbalest. Maru-ki: A round wooden bow, Japan. Masaqtihi: 'Real arrow wood' (Viburnum) used for arrow shafts, Omaha. Mato-ya, sa so-ya: Blunt arrows with wooden heads used for target practice, Japan.

Madras: A hunting crossbow bolt with a round disc on the head, so as not to damage the pelt. Maida: A set of arrows, Omaha. Mediterranean loose: The three fingered loose used by Western archers. Meiteki: A whistling arrow, Japan. Mishen: Russian for a plaited straw archery butt shaped like a skittle pin. See Borsun.

Mongolian loose: The loose used by Asiatic archers where the thumb is hooked around the string. Moriankatu: Arrows of the Veddah, Sri Lanka. Mota: A target, Japan. Mota ba: A place for target shooting, Japan. Motohazu: The ends of a bow, Japan. Moulin et: The apparatus consisting of tackles and windlass used to span a large crossbow.

Munjaneka: Balista used by the Tartar Ali at the siege of Chitore, late 13th century. Mushettae: A type of crossbow bolt fletcher with cardboard, 14th century. Musquet arrow, Sp right: In the early development of firearms wooden arrows were used along side lead shot as missiles. Top N Nakhuna: An archer's ring, Central India. Naluchie: Russian for bow case. Nalutsch: A type of Russian bow case.

N~away: Persian for arrow guide. See Majr~a. Nay in: A crossbow of the Mpangwe of the Gaboon River. Ni jiri: The handle of a bow, Japan. No: An arrow shaft, Japan.

Nock: [1] The end of an arrow with a notch in it for the string. [2] The grooves in the tips of the limbs of bow to fit the bowstring. [3] The act of fitting an arrow to the string. Nocking point: The place on the bowstring where the arrow is placed for firing. Nomo homo: Buriat for bow. Nu: A crossbow, China.

Nukigomedo, Nunigomedo, Nut: The part of the release mechanism of a crossbow where the string sits when the crossbow is drawn. Nutkodlin: A deer arrow, Point Barrow. Top O Omo dake: An arrow head, Japan. Oto gane: Metal tips on a bow, Japan.

Otsuka: The feathered end of an arrow, Japan. Our uma: A species of yew used by the Ainu to make their bows. O-yum i: [1] A large bow, Japan. [2] A crossbow used in the defence of a castle, Japan.

Top P Panah: A bow, Malaysia. Pape gay: See Popinjay. Pavis, Pav oise, Pavis, Pavis Pavis, Pava cke, Tallevas, Talas, Taloche: A large shield with a prop, used to protect archers or crossbowmen during sieges and battles. Pavises: A person who carried and supported a pavis e. Peacock arrows: Arrows of the 14th century fletcher with peacock feathers. Pellet bow, Stone bow: Pellet Crossbow, Prodd: Pied de bic he: See Goat's foot lever.

Pile: A type of arrow head used for target shooting Pizikse: A bow, Point Barrow. Piziksizax: A bow case, Point Barrow. Popinjay: A figure of a bird suspended from a pole and used as a target by archers and crossbowmen. Prodd: See Arbalete a Jalet.

Top Q Quarrel: See bolt. Qasab: See Majr~a. Qaws al-hush~an, Qaws 'al~a l-major~a: Arabic for dart bow. See Majr~a. Quiver, Quer quer: A bag or case to carry arrows. Top R Rama ma: A bow, Wetter Island.

Rama: Arrows of Wetter Island. Rankling Arrow: An arrow with a detachable head which remains in the wound when the arrow is removed. Rauch k " ocher: An arrow quiver of the 'Landsknechte', covered with fur and containing arrows up to 100 cm long with their heads pointing upwards. Recurve bow: A bow where the limbs bend away from the archer when held in the firing position. Ribeaudiquin, Ribeaudeau: An engine based on a crossbow with a bow about eight feet wide. Rimankyu: A frame for carrying a small bow and it's arrows, Japan.

Rochet tes: Fire arrows thrown by balista's, 14th century. Top S Sa: An arrow, Japan. Sada k, Saghdach: The equipment of an archer, Russia. Saghdak: A Western Tibetan quiver. San Kung Nu: An Indo-Persian multi-bowed crossbow. Satsu ya: A hunting arrow, Japan.

Satsu yum i: A hunting bow, Japan. Savidlin: A type of bear arrow, Point Barrow. Schlepper: A German crossbow from the 17th to 18th century. Sef in: A Turkish archer's thumb ring.

Self bow: A bow made from one piece of wood. Sever gi: A type of Russian arrow. Sha, Shag ai: Archery, Japan. Shaft: The body of an arrow. Sha ho: The rules of archery, Japan. Shateki: An archer, Japan.

Sheath of arrows: A bundle of twenty four arrows. Shigeto yum i: A large bow rapped with rattan, Japan. Shik o: A Japanese quiver worn on the right side. Shing eto: A Japanese bow wrapped with coils of red cane on a black background. Shishi ya: A hunting arrow, Japan.

Short bow: A bow usually half the height of the archer using the bow. Shur i: The shaft of an Ainu arrow. Si or: The pellet bow of the Toba Bat taks. Slur bow: A crossbow with a barrel slotted on both side for the string, dating from the early 16th century. Solenarion: A Byzantine arrow guide, dating from the 6th to 10th century, used to shoot short arrows. See Majr~a.

Soon Harb an: 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. So ya: A plain or war arrow, Japan. Speed shooting, Shower shooting: A contest to fire as many arrows as possible into the air at one time.

Spine: A measurement of the amount of elasticity of an arrow shaft. Spin garda, Spingardella: A large crossbow mounted on wheels, dating from the 14th century. Sp rights: See Musket arrow. Spring bow: A bow or crossbow set as a trap for animals. Sres ni: A Russian arrow with a broad, shovel shaped head. Stave: A piece of wood destined to be shaped into a bow.

Steel bow: A bow made of steel, usually a flattened pipe (Europe) or a spring-like device (India) Stele: The wooden shaft of an arrow. Stirrup crossbow: 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. Stone bow: A bow which is used to shoot stones, pellets or balls. See Pellet bow. Steely: A Russian arrow.

Stre la: Russian for arrow. String: [1] A bowstring. [2] To fit a bow with a string. Stringer: [1] An aid to stringing a bow. [2] A maker or seller of bowstrings. Subeki, Ku: To test draw a bow without an arrow nocked, Japan.

Suz ume yum i: A small bow used for amusement. Top T Tackle: Archery equipment. Take: A blunt arrow tipped with horn, used of hunting bird, India. Takh sh: An Indo-Persian multi-bolt crossbow. Tar bil: A pellet crossbow, Malaysia. Tar kash: A quiver form Central and Northern India.

Cylindrical or elliptical in section covered with cloth or velvet. Teen: An arrow in the Nepalese Purgati dialect. Tempo yum i: A light Japanese crossbow used for amusement. Thakroo: A quiver made of bamboo bound with leather, Nepal. Tham i: A crossbow, Thailand. Thang: A crossbow mounted on wheels, China.

Thumb ring: See archer's ring. Tiller: The stock of a crossbow. Tille ring: Adjusting the shape, strength or size of a bow. Tir: An arrow, Central India. T^ir: Persian for arrow. Togari ya: An arrow with a pointed head, Japan.

Tol-bod (da): An iron headed arrow, Nicobar Islands. Tomar ki: A type of Russian arrow with a conical point. Tome ang: A composite bow, Malaysia. Tomo, Tanuki: A Japanese bracer. Tom pet Dama k: A quiver, Malaysia.

To xa: Greek for bows and arrows, with reference to poisoning arrows. Toxophilite: A devotee of archery. Toxophily: The love of archery. Tri sul: An arrow of the Javan gods. Tsch eu: A wall mounted crossbow up to twelve feet across. Tsubo-yana gui: A Japanese quiver in the shape of a long jar.

Tsukuba: A bundle of straw used as a target, Japan. Tsumaguro: An arrow with partially black feathers, Japan. Tsunogi: An arrow tipped with horn or bone, Japan. T sura, Tsu rao, Ts uru: A bowstring, Japan. Tsurasashi: A maker of bowstrings, Japan.

Tsurumaki: A leather guard to cover the breast of a suit of armour to reduce the friction for the travelling string. Tug alin: An arrow used for shooting large birds, Point Barrow. Tun dj: The separately tied end loops of a Turkish bow string, which allowed the string's length to be changed to suit the archer, the loop also added stability to the bow. Top U U lapa: A self bow convex on the back and concave on the belly, Surinam. Uma yum i: A bow used for shooting from horseback, Japan. Uml a: A vegetable poison used on arrows in New Guinea.

Urahazu: The ends of a bow, Japan. Usayuzuru: An extra string for a bow, Japan. Ush: An arrow, Salar. Uts obo: A Japanese quiver covered with fur or leather. Top V Vi raton, V ireton: A crossbow bolt with spiral fetching. Virus, Viro ax: A crossbow bolt used for hunting.

Top W Wand shot: An archery contest were the target consists of a piece of peeled willow about 6 foot in length placed upright in the ground. War bow: A bow primarily used for use in war. Waray ang: An arrow with a broad triangular, barbed head used by the Javan gods. Whistling arrow: An arrow with a large hollow head with openings in front and sides.

When shot the air rushing through the openings make a whistling noise. Windlass: The windlass tackles used to draw the largest crossbow. Top X Top Y Ya: [1] An arrow, Japan. [2] A bow in Salar, a Tibetan dialect. Yana: A place for practicing archery, Japan. Ya bak o: An arrow case, Japan.

Ya bane: The feathers of an arrow, Japan. Ya bum i: A letter attached to an arrow to be shot, Japan. Yabusame: To shoot with a bow at a target from horseback while the horse is moving, Japan. Yabusuma: A volley of arrows, Japan.

Ya dane: A supply of arrows in a quiver, Japan. Ya done: Projecting flanges on the checks of a men po (face guard) to stop arrows. Yadzutsu, U tsubo: An arrow case consisting of a long bow with a short cover on one side near the end, Japan. Yag: A Turkish bow. Ya ga kari, Yag oro: A bowshot, Japan.

Ya gara: The shaft of an arrow usually made of reed, Japan. Ya ha ki: A fletcher of arrows, Japan. Ya ha zu, Ya hard: The nock of an arrow, Japan. Ya jeri: The head of an arrow, Japan. Yama gata: A mound behind a target to stop arrows, Japan.

Yanagi, Yanagi to ba: A type of open quiver, Japan. Yanagi ha, Yanagi ba: A type of Japanese arrow, usually straight sided and of diamond section but varying in size and shape. Yano: The shaft of an arrow, Japan. Ya no ha: The feathers of an arrow, Japan. Yano-ne: A Japanese arrow head which came in four main types: [1] Yanagi-ha, willow leaf; [2] Togari-ha, pointed but wide than type 1; [3] Karimata, forked and [4] Watakasi, barbed.

Ya o mote: A bow shot, Japan. Ya saki: The point of an arrow, Japan. Ya tsuki: Fixing an arrow to a bow, Japan. Ya zama: An embrasure form which to shoot with a bow, Japan. Ya zu ka: A bundle of arrows, Japan. Ya: See eb ira.

Yo ky u: A small bow used for amusement, Japan. Yoppiki: To draw an arrow to the head, Japan. Yubukuro: A bag or case for a bow, Japan. Yu gave: A Japanese archer's glove. Yu got, Yu kate: Japanese archer's sleeves.

Yumi: A bow, Japan. Yumi: A bag for a bow, Japan. Yumi dame: A form used to give a bow it's permanent curves, Japan. Yumi got, : See Yu got. Yumi gum i: A company of archers, Japan.

Yumi ma to: A target for archery, Japan. Yumi no t sura: A bow string, Japan. Yumi shi: A bowyer, Japan. Yumi tori: An archer, Japan. Yumi yar i: A spear head to fit the tip of a bow, Japan. Yumi z ira: A bow string, Japan.

Yun de: The left hand of an archer, Japan. Yuzuka: The handle of a Japanese bow. Yuzura: A bow string, Japan. Top Z Zan: A bracer from Ghana, made from the tail of a squirrel. Zoo: A bow, Western Tibet.

Zuboshi: The black spot in the centre of a target, Japan. Zyhgyr: Persian for the thumb ring used by eastern Europeans and Islamic archers.