LONGBOW


Meaning of LONGBOW in English

/lawng"boh', long"-/ , n.

1. a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries.

2. draw the longbow , to exaggerate in telling stories; overstate something: He's sure to draw the longbow on the size of his catch of fish.

[ 1490-1500; LONG 1 + BOW 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .