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• clipper bow — /bow/, Naut. a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance. Also called fiddle bow. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

• clipper bow — noun Etymology: clipper (III) : an overhanging ship s bow with a concave profile * * * /bow/, Naut. a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance. Also called fiddle bow. [1840 50] …   Useful english dictionary

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