The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bower \Bo"wer\, n. [From Bow, v. & n.]
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   1. One who bows or bends.
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   2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.
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   3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.]
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            His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned bowers
            Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   Best bower, Small bower. See the Note under Anchor.
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