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† ˈbowstowre Obs. rare.
[perh. a. OF. *bosteor, var. of bouteor, f. bouter (also boster) to strike, knock, as in ‘bosterent a la porte’ (Godef.).]
perh. = Striker, knocker (a battering-ram).
c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxiv. 23 Browcht a Gyne, men callyd Bowstowre For til assayle that stalwart towre. |