Arrow
Shafted projectile that is shot with a bow / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers called fletchings mounted near the rear, and a slot at the rear end called a nock for engaging the bowstring. A container or bag carrying additional arrows for convenient reloading is called a quiver.[1]
The use of bows and arrows by humans predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. A craftsman who makes arrows is a fletcher (who were traditionally associated with the Worshipful Company of Fletchers in the City of London), and one that makes arrowheads is an arrowsmith.[2]