longbown.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋbəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋˌboʊ/,

/ˈlɑŋˌboʊ/

Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and bow n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, bow n.¹

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + bow n.¹

A large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long arrow. Formerly also (occasionally): †a soldier armed with a longbow (obsolete).Esp. associated with English forces during the 14th and 15th centuries.The reading of the original text of quot. 1386 is dubious. Longbow may have originated in contrast to the term crossbow, which was in use by the mid fifteenth century.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer

archer1297

bowman1297

longbow1386

bowyerc1440

bow?c1510

fletcher1529

bender1590

bow-bearera1600

bow-bendera1697

sagittary1834

bowstringer1839

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun] > bow

bowa1000

longbow1386

handbow1448

1386 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/237/3) m. 5 C arcus vocati l [ong] bowes.

1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 113 (MED) To Giles Parker a goune..a sadil, alle my longe bowis, a bedde.

?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Dvi .xv. M. longe bowes. & .xl. M. othere men.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 38 The excellencie of our Long-bowes and Archers.

1598 R. Hakluyt tr. Vincent of Beauvais in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 63 They..must..discharge at the enemie with long bowes and cros-bowes.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) ii. 186 The long Bow (the ancient glory of our English service).

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 528 They are most accurate at the long-bow, and Musquet, very rarely missing the smalest mark.

1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. I. vii. 261 K. Phillip..ordered the Genoese Cross-bows to begin the Attack. The English Long-bows received them, broke them to Pieces, and put them to Flight.

1773 F. Grose Antiq. Eng. & Wales I. Pref. 18 The English were at all times famous for the use of the long-bow.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod ii. i. 46 The long-bow, so called, to distinguish it from the arbalist, or cross-bow.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 104 Shooting with hand-gun, cross-bow, or long-bow.

1857 C. M. Yonge Cameos xli, in Monthly Packet May 458 The fatal power of the English long-bow was..well known to the Scots.

1914 Pop. Mech. Mag. Nov. 680/1 The man with the long bow could shoot several arrows while the crossbowman was shooting one.

1968 P. Warner Sieges of Middle Ages ii. 35 So lethal was the sharp barbed arrow of the longbow that an immediate effect of Crécy was the widespread use of the pavise.

2007 Bow Internat. No. 44. 28/1 Most participants preferred to shoot traditional field archery using longbows and flat bows.

Phrases

colloquial. to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow and variants: to make exaggerated or untrue statements; to tell tall tales. Cf. longbowman n. 1.In quot. 1710 with both literal and figurative meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase]

to go beyond the moon?c1430

to cast beyond the moon1559

to lay on load?1562

to lay it on with a trowela1616

all (his) geese are swans1621

to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667

to lay it on thick1740

to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778

to come it1796

to make a thing about (also of)1813

to draw with the long-bow1823

to pitch it strong1823

to overegg the pudding1845

to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865

to god it1870

to strong it1964

to stretch it (or things)1965

1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions i. 8 There came to us several Tradesmen; the first of them a Poor Rogue that made profession of drawing the long Bow. [No formal equivalent in the Spanish original.]

1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. Clubs V. xx. 198 The only Exercise that I particularly delight in, is drawing the long Bow.

1789 Parson's Wife II. 159 Beauvais's character was no otherwise reproachable than from his propensity to draw the long bow.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 171 From traveller Mandeville, liar surnam'd, To moderns at shooting the long-bow far fam'd.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VIII cxxxviii. 180 I have drawn much less with a long bow Than my forerunners.

1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel ii I dare say I drew a number of long bows about her.

1888 J. Inglis Tent Life Tigerland 97 Critics, who have twitted me with ‘drawing the long bow’.

1909 Railroad Telegrapher Dec. 1948/1 Drawing the long bow is confined to no people or class.

1936 C. Rourke Audubon vii. 126 It was not for nothing that he had consorted with western hunters who could pull the long bow and spin the tall tale.

2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 26 Aug. e31/3 It's at this point that the reader develops a sneaking suspicion that the author's many military skills include an aptitude for pulling the long bow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longbow
释义	longbown. Brit. /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋˌboʊ/, /ˈlɑŋˌboʊ/ Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and bow n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, bow n.¹ Etymology: < long adj.¹ + bow n.¹ A large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long arrow. Formerly also (occasionally): †a soldier armed with a longbow (obsolete).Esp. associated with English forces during the 14th and 15th centuries.The reading of the original text of quot. 1386 is dubious. Longbow may have originated in contrast to the term crossbow, which was in use by the mid fifteenth century. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer archer1297 bowman1297 longbow1386 bowyerc1440 bow?c1510 fletcher1529 bender1590 bow-bearera1600 bow-bendera1697 sagittary1834 bowstringer1839 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > archer's weapons > [noun] > bow bowa1000 longbow1386 handbow1448 1386 Inquisition Misc. (P.R.O.: C 145/237/3) m. 5 C arcus vocati l [ong] bowes. 1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 113 (MED) To Giles Parker a goune..a sadil, alle my longe bowis, a bedde. ?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Dvi .xv. M. longe bowes. & .xl. M. othere men. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 38 The excellencie of our Long-bowes and Archers. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. Vincent of Beauvais in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 63 They..must..discharge at the enemie with long bowes and cros-bowes. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) ii. 186 The long Bow (the ancient glory of our English service). a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 528 They are most accurate at the long-bow, and Musquet, very rarely missing the smalest mark. 1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. I. vii. 261 K. Phillip..ordered the Genoese Cross-bows to begin the Attack. The English Long-bows received them, broke them to Pieces, and put them to Flight. 1773 F. Grose Antiq. Eng. & Wales I. Pref. 18 The English were at all times famous for the use of the long-bow. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod ii. i. 46 The long-bow, so called, to distinguish it from the arbalist, or cross-bow. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. iv. 104 Shooting with hand-gun, cross-bow, or long-bow. 1857 C. M. Yonge Cameos xli, in Monthly Packet May 458 The fatal power of the English long-bow was..well known to the Scots. 1914 Pop. Mech. Mag. Nov. 680/1 The man with the long bow could shoot several arrows while the crossbowman was shooting one. 1968 P. Warner Sieges of Middle Ages ii. 35 So lethal was the sharp barbed arrow of the longbow that an immediate effect of Crécy was the widespread use of the pavise. 2007 Bow Internat. No. 44. 28/1 Most participants preferred to shoot traditional field archery using longbows and flat bows. Phrases colloquial. to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow and variants: to make exaggerated or untrue statements; to tell tall tales. Cf. longbowman n. 1.In quot. 1710 with both literal and figurative meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > speak or do with exaggeration [phrase] to go beyond the moon?c1430 to cast beyond the moon1559 to lay on load?1562 to lay it on with a trowela1616 all (his) geese are swans1621 to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow1667 to lay it on thick1740 to sling (also fling, throw) the hatchet1778 to come it1796 to make a thing about (also of)1813 to draw with the long-bow1823 to pitch it strong1823 to overegg the pudding1845 to put (spread, etc.) it on thick1865 to god it1870 to strong it1964 to stretch it (or things)1965 1667 R. L'Estrange tr. F. de Quevedo Visions i. 8 There came to us several Tradesmen; the first of them a Poor Rogue that made profession of drawing the long Bow. [No formal equivalent in the Spanish original.] 1710 E. Ward Satyrical Refl. Clubs V. xx. 198 The only Exercise that I particularly delight in, is drawing the long Bow. 1789 Parson's Wife II. 159 Beauvais's character was no otherwise reproachable than from his propensity to draw the long bow. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 171 From traveller Mandeville, liar surnam'd, To moderns at shooting the long-bow far fam'd. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VIII cxxxviii. 180 I have drawn much less with a long bow Than my forerunners. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel ii I dare say I drew a number of long bows about her. 1888 J. Inglis Tent Life Tigerland 97 Critics, who have twitted me with ‘drawing the long bow’. 1909 Railroad Telegrapher Dec. 1948/1 Drawing the long bow is confined to no people or class. 1936 C. Rourke Audubon vii. 126 It was not for nothing that he had consorted with western hunters who could pull the long bow and spin the tall tale. 2005 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 26 Aug. e31/3 It's at this point that the reader develops a sneaking suspicion that the author's many military skills include an aptitude for pulling the long bow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1386
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