bowswoman

A female archer.

To-morrow we’ll try for deer in the backwoods, you are no bad bowswoman yourself, […]

The Des Moines archery club returned from Chicago a few weeks ago laden with trophies won in a contest with the Chicago bowsmen and bowswomen.

A female sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.

So he passed it along to Salanda, who was, if we may be allowed that expression, bowswoman. She stood it upright in the bows.

Suddenly the man in the stern said horsely,^([sic]) “Look at that!” Just then a Ruby Throated Hummingbird darted at the broad expanse of the bowswoman’s gaudy plaid shirt in front of me.