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longbow |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 {To draw the longbow}, to tell large stories. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: longbow n : a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
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