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"bow" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often fore (4 letters).
Definitions
a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Word origin
From Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.
Used in a sentence
“Holonym: bow and arrow”
“I do set my bow in the cloud.”
“[…] she kept toying with a pair of old sunglasses which lay beside her on the kitchen table. One of the bows had been mended with adhesive tape, and one of the lenses was cracked.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues
01“Ribbon knot”3 letters
02“Archer's equipment”3 letters
03“Archer's tool”3 letters
04“Gesture after applause”3 letters
05“Gift knot”3 letters
06“Gift topper”3 letters
07“Ship front”3 letters
08“Tie on a gift”3 letters
09“Violin accessory”3 letters
10“Violinist's tool”3 letters
11“Incline the head”3 letters
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