Longbow

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long, hand-drawn bow, such as that used in medieval England, which sometimes exceeded 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The name commonly given to the bow drawn by hand and discharging a long feathered arrow, as distinguished from crossbows of all kinds, especially to bows having a length of five feet or over, as the bow of war and of the chase of the middle ages in Europe, those of some savage tribes, those of Japan, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
  • Antonym
    crossbow   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bow   
    Cross Reference
    to draw   
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