Hypertext Webster Gateway: "longbow"
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) 1.7 (wn)
longbow
n : a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long;
used in medieval England
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