Longbow
Pronunciation : Long"bow`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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. To draw the longbow, to tell large stories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913