Bowstring \Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster]
Bowstringed \Bow"stringed`\, p. a. 1. Furnished with bowstring. [1913 Webster] 2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled. [1913 Webster]