ðə bˈoʊ lˈɛɡ ɪz mˌeɪd əvə kˈɜːvd lˈiːf spɹˈɪŋ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ðə "bˈoʊ" pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli, ɐ fˈʊt ɔnðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə spɹˈɪŋ, ɐ pˈɪvəɾɪŋ hˈɪp, ænd ɐ stɹˈɪŋ ðæt kˈɔːzᵻz ðə stɹˈɪŋ tə ɡˌoʊ θɹuː fˈeɪzᵻz ʌv kəmpɹˈɛʃən.
The bow leg is made of a curved leaf spring (providing the "bow" portion of the assembly), a foot on the end of the spring, a pivoting hip, and a string that causes the string to go through phases of compression.