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.

Origin of longbow

First recorded in 1490–1500; long¹ + bow²

Words nearby longbow

Longbenton, longboard, longboat, Longboat Key, long bone, longbow, longbowman, Long Branch, long card, long-case clock, long-chain

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 Post
Hadza 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-Science
Let 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. Ballantyne
The Quarel or bolt used for the crossbow is shorter and thicker than that used for the longbow.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

A 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

longbow

/ (ˈlɒŋˌbəʊ) /

noun

a large powerful hand-drawn bow, esp as used in medieval England

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