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longbow definition

long·bow (-bō′)

noun

a large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long, feathered arrow
longbow Idioms

draw the longbow

or pull the longbow
to exaggerate in telling something

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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