Definition of Longbow
Long´bow`
n.
1.
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
.
To draw the longbow
to
tell
large
stories
.
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