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longbow
[ lawng-boh, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˌboʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /
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noun
a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries.
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for longbow
longbow
/ (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊ) /
noun
a large powerful hand-drawn bow, esp as used in medieval England
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