Definitions for: Longbow

[n] a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: bow