Longbow

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {To draw the longbow}, to tell large stories.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  longbow
       n : a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long;
           used in medieval England