zihgir.
thumb ring, a special ring worn on the interphalangeal crease of the thumb to protect it while drawing the string of a bow
Meaning & usage
thumb ring, a special ring worn on the interphalangeal crease of the thumb to protect it while drawing the string of a bow
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زهكیر (zihgir, zehgir, “an archer's thumb stall”), from Classical Persian زهگیر (zihgir), from زه (zih, “bowstring”) + گیر (gir, “that which holds; block, obstacle”).
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