Alternative forms

• drawweight

Etymology

From draw +‎ weightCategory:English compound terms#DRAWWEIGHT.

Noun

draw weight (plural draw weights)Category:English lemmas#DRAWWEIGHTCategory:English nouns#DRAWWEIGHTCategory:English countable nouns#DRAWWEIGHTCategory:English multiword terms#DRAWWEIGHTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRAWWEIGHTCategory:Pages with entries#DRAW%20WEIGHTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DRAW%20WEIGHT

1. (archeryCategory:en:Archery#DRAWWEIGHT) The force (weight) required to draw a bow to its fully-cocked position.

   The enormous draw weight of the English longbow required archers to train from a very young age to be capable of using it.Category:English terms with usage examples#DRAWWEIGHT

   • 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 27:

     She figured her bow had only a forty-pound draw weight, but it was enough.

     Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWWEIGHT

2. (curlingCategory:en:Curling#DRAWWEIGHT) The force (weight) of delivering a stone required for it to come to rest in the house (to draw).