'Longbow' definitions:
Definition of 'longbow'
From: WordNet
noun
A powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
Definition of 'Longbow'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To draw the longbow, to tell large stories. [1913 Webster]