ᔓᐙᑭᓀᐤ šowâkinew
(verb, transitive animate)
(of a bow)
s/he bends it (in preparation to shoot)
Examples
ᑳ ᑳᔑᐦᑖᒋᒃ ᐅᑌᓚᓖᐙᐤ ᑖᐱᔅᑰᒡ ᔑᒫᑲᓐ, ᓀᔥᑕ ᔓᐙᑭᓀᐗᒃ ᐅᑦ ᐊᐦᒑᐲᐙᐗ, ᑭᒋ ᐱᒧᑖᒋᒃ ᐅᑦ ᐊᑲᔅᑯᐙᐗ, ᐋᐦᑯ ᐊᔭᒥᐎᓇ ᐅᑎ
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words
Psalm 64:3 [1875]