Bowstring

n.	1.	The string of a bow.
	2.	A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. Bowstring bridge a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch. Bowstring girder an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends. Bowstring hemp (Bot.) the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. - Balfour.
v. t.	1.	To strangle with a bowstring. [imp. & p. p. Bowstringed ( ) or Bowstrung ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bowstringing.]

Noun

1.

bowstring - the string of an archer's bow

bow, cord