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The wood of the yew tree, esp. as the material of which bows were traditionally made.
A stick to be made into a bow.
The wood of the osage orange, used by American Indians for making bows.
the wood of the Osage Orange (Maclura aurantiaca).
A rod, bar, pole or the like. = bowstaff, n. archaic.