Etymology 1

Noun

1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (eg. $\backslash to$).
3. A directed edge.

Adverb

1. Contraction of , .
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 153:

     though he hath lived here this many years, I don't believe there is arrow a servant in the house ever saw the colour of his money.