1) It may be drawn in a forest 2) Medieval weapon 3) Nonmechanized weapon
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A longbow is a type of bow that is tall—roughly equal to the height of the person who uses it; this will allow its user a fairly long draw, at least to the jaw. A longbow is not significantly recurved. Its limbs are relatively narrow so that they are circular or D-shaped in cross section. Flatbows can be just as long; the difference is that, in ...
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• (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.
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bow commonly 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and the predominant missile weapon of the English in the Hundred Years` War and on into the 16th century. It ... [3 related articles]
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Longer than the standard bow, made of yew, introduced in the 12th century. They were favoured by English archers in preference to the cross bow, as the longer bow allowed arrows of greater weight to...
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large, powerful wooden bow, used to shoot arrows, often over long distances
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Long'bow` noun 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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[n] - a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand
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Any perfectly straight or approximately straight bow in which the bowstring is not touching the limb while it is being braced. Generally, this would be of five feet and longer.
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large, powerful wooden bow, used to shoot arrows, often over long distances
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noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
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Self bow in the tradition of the old English bows, slightly deflexed and without or with minimal reflex at the bow tips, approximately 1.7 metres (5 ft. 6 inches) in length.
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a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. · to exaggerate in telling stories; overstate something: He's sure to draw the longbow on the size of his catch of fish.
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Single-piece bow. Traditional archery.
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