(Teasing bow) In a dream, a teasing bow for carding cotton represents a disgraceful and a repulsive woman. The string or spike of a carder represents her groaning husband. Holding a carder in a dream means befriending someone filled with hypocrisy and repugnance. (Also see Cotton)

…To a man this dream symbolizes enemies and ingratitude, to a woman indicates some approaching seduction she should be aware of. To see one who curls, twists, and crawls, indicates unpleasant issues, however the one will deal with them easily. To kill one means triumph over enemies. To capture one, you will destroy jealousy. For a husband to dream of a serpent with many heads, indicates that his wife’s infidelity with one or more of his intimate friends is possible….