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bow-compass (medicine)


bow-compass


1. An arcograph.

2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.

3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to one of the legs, and passing through the Other.

Source: Websters Dictionary


vixen (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: fixen 'vixen' (15-18 centuries), from Old English fyxe 'vixen', from fox]
a female fox
literary an offensive word for a woman who is bad-tempered or who fights