Longbow
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long·bow 
[lawng-boh, long-] Pronunciation Key
[lawng-boh, long-] Pronunciation Key –noun
—Idiom
| 1. | a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. |
| 2. | draw the longbow, to exaggerate in telling stories; overstate something: He's sure to draw the longbow on the size of his catch of fish. |
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| long·bow
(lông'bō', lŏng'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A long, hand-drawn bow, such as that used in medieval England, which sometimes exceeded 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length. |
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| longbow | |
noun | |
| a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Longbow
Long"bow`\, n. The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one. To draw the longbow, to tell large stories.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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