Equipped with a bowstring; having a string attached and ready to shoot, or metaphorically, tense and ready for action.
Past participle of 'bowstring' used as an adjective. From 'bow' and 'string', this term dates to when English archers were a primary military force.
A 'bowstrung' arrow or warrior wasn't just equipped—the phrase carries a sense of coiled tension, like everything is ready to snap into action at a moment's notice.
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