longbow
a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries.
Idioms about longbow
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.
Origin of longbow
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How to use longbow in a sentence
The English have their longbows, the Rus have warrior-priests on horseback, and the Mongols can move their production buildings after being placed, to name a few.
‘Age of Empires IV’ is the History Channel in game form. Just don’t take it literally. | Cameron Kunzelman | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostHadza men of northern Tanzania, for example, leave camp daily to walk the savanna woodland in search of food, armed with wooden longbows and a selection of poisoned arrows.
Has technology made us worse hunters? | By Henry Bunn/Outdoor Life | October 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceLet not the reader imagine that we are drawing the longbow here, and making these Moors to be more cruel than they really were.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantyneThe Quarel or bolt used for the crossbow is shorter and thicker than that used for the longbow.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesA tall man appeared upon the shore of the island, a longbow in his hand.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
Kenric many times took up his longbow and sent his arrow shafts swiftly towards the heart of his enemy.
The Thirsty Sword | Robert Leighton"Let every man who can draw a longbow, or wield pike or sword, be sent upon the ships," said the knight.
The Thirsty Sword | Robert Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for longbow
/ (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊ) /
a large powerful hand-drawn bow, esp as used in medieval England
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