We draw the bow back and forth, pressing the spindle down on to the wood base; the friction creates a wood dust and eventually enough heat to spark an ember.

Sometimes arm protection was removed so that a rider could draw their bow.

She taught me how to draw my bow, how to play double stops, vibrato, pizzicatobasically everything you need to know to play the violin.

When he was eight, he drew a bow across a violin string for the first time, and instantly discovered his vocation.

I drew a bow across the only two strings that worked.