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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship.
     See Bough.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the
        stream or prow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the
        bow oar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while
        chasing another vessel. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a
        ship.
  
     On the bow (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within
        45[deg] on either side of the line ahead. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chaser \Chas"er\, n.
     1. One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a
        hunter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser
        and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship.
     See Bough.]
     1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the
        stream or prow.
  
     2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the
        bow oar.
  
     Bow chaser (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while
        chasing another vessel. --Totten. 
  
     Bow piece, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a
        ship.
  
     On the bow (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within
        45[deg] on either side of the line ahead. --Totten.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bow chaser
     n.
     One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing
  warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away
  her sails and rigging

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bow chaser
     n.
     One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing
  warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away
  her sails and rigging

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bow chaser
     n.
     One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing
  warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away
  her sails and rigging

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bow chaser
     n.
     One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing
  warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away
  her sails and rigging

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