BOWNET, noun [bow and net.] An engine for catching lobsters and crawfish, called also bow-wheel. It is made of two round wicker baskets, pointed at the end, one of which is thrust into the other, and at the mouth is a little rim bent inwards. BOW'-PIECE, noun [bow and piece.] A piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship.
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