Bend archery equipment (3)
I believe the answer is:
bow
This might be a double definition.
'bend' is the first definition.
(bowing is a kind of bending)
'archery equipment' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bow that I've seen before include "Bend in obeisance" , "Bend; knot; weapon" , "Bending in reverence or shame" , "Genuflect" , "District in East London" .)