[lawng-boh, long-] 
| 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. |
| long·bow (lông'bō', lŏng'-) n. A long, hand-drawn bow, such as that used in medieval England, which sometimes exceeded 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length. |
