Found 2 items, similar to longbow.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: longbow
longbow
n : a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long;
used in medieval England
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Longbow
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.
[1913 Webster]
To draw the longbow, to tell large stories.
[1913 Webster]