Definition of Longbow

1. Noun. A powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England.

Generic synonyms: Bow

Definition of Longbow

1. 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.

Definition of Longbow

1. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longbow

1. a type of archery bow [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longbow

longans
longar palm
longas
longbeak
longbeaks
longbeard
longbeards
longboard
longboarded
longboarder
longboarders
longboarding
longboards
longboat
longboats
longbow (current term)
longbowman
longbowmen
longbows
longcase
longcase clock
longcase clocks
longcases
longclaw
longclaws
longcloth
longcloths
longcut
longcuts
longdog

Literary usage of Longbow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Tu (traía Ik« longbow. To exaggerate. The force of an arrow in the longbow ... The longbow was the favourite weapon of the English from the reign of Edward ..."

2. A History of England and the British Empire by Arthur Donald Innes (1913)
"It is to be remarked that at least until the Welsh wars of Edward I. the English longbow had not superseded the crossbow; the effectiveness of what was to ..."

3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"The longbow. HAND-BREDE, j. (A.-S.) A hand's breadth. HAND-CANNON, ». A musket. HAND-CLOTH, ». A handkerchief. Line. HAND-CLOUT, ». A towel. North. ..."

4. Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries: In by Thomas Henry Taunton (1888)
"longbow was a bay colt, foaled in 1849, bred by, and the property of, the Earl of Derby. He was got by Ithuriel (son of Touchstone), ..."

5. Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1901)
"XIII THE longbow AND THE BLACK DEATH Two events caught the imagination of Welshmen in the middle of the fourteenth century. One was the coronation of the ..."

6. Memoirs of John Bannister, Comedian by John Adolphus (1839)
"Bannister in longbow.—Children, a farce.— Indiscretion, by Prince Hoare,—dedicated to Sir Vicary Gibbs; —a word concerning that gentleman ..."

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