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Glossary: Middle English glosarie, from Latin glōssārium, from glōssa, foreign word.
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Dornlach, Dornloch:
A Scottish quiver.

Draw:
[1] The act of bending the bow to full arrow length by drawing the string backwards while holding the bow steady.
[2] The command to draw your bow i.e. "nock, draw, loose!"

Draw length:
The length the bow is drawn to the anchor point.

Draw hand:
The hand that holds the bowstring.

Draw weight:
The force required to draw a bow to full arrow length, usually measure in pounds at a certain draw length measured in inches.
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