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Definition of
longbow noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
longbow
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɔŋboʊ
/
/
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a large
bow
2
made of a long thin curved piece of wood that was used in the past for shooting arrows
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longbow
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