longbowmann.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋbəʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋboʊmən/,

/ˈlɑŋboʊmən/

Inflections: Plural longbowmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: longbow n., man n.¹

Etymology: < longbow n. + man n.¹ With sense 1 compare to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow at longbow n. Phrases.

†1. A person prone to making untrue or exaggerated statements. Cf. to draw the long bow at longbow n. Phrases. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates > in language

embroiderer16..

hyperbolist1661

longbowman1678

distender1831

bullshitter1941

1678 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. (ed. 2) 89 A Lier... He's a long-bow-man.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxx. 153 Tho' 'twere Ælian that Long-Bow-man that told you so, never believe him.

1708 J. Jackson in tr. Æsop Fables cxxxvi. 183 Great Boasting makes none Noble, Brave, or Stout; The Mark Long-Bow-men often over-shoot.

1741 Country Jrnl. or Craftsman 27 Feb. Another Sort of Long-Bow Men, call'd Biters,..would tell You some unexpected Piece of News.., not absolutely improbable in itself; and when They had convinc'd You of the Truth of it, They would cry Bite.

2. A soldier or hunter armed with a longbow; an archer who uses a longbow. In quot. 1738 used metaphorically in a riddle, the answer to which is ‘a bass viol’.

ΘΚΠ

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

footman archer1511

solak1520

franc-archer1568

argoletc1580

longbowman1738

hobbler-archer1786

1738 Choice Coll. Poetry II. 50 Th' long Bow Men try their Skill, Yet not one Arrow shot for Blood to spill.

?a1802 T. Mante Naval & Mil. Hist. Wars Eng. I. 136 The duke of Normandy would never have obtained the victory, had it not been for the use of the long bow, which he now first introduced into Britain, with a numerous corps of long-bowmen.

1832 Morning Chron. 2 Oct. Edward I. interspersed his long bowmen among his other troops of every description.

1861 Brit. Q. Rev. Oct. 531 The rifleman of to-day is in the place of the longbow-man of the past.

1917 E. Emerton Beginnings Mod. Europe vi. 266 These valiant knights..found themselves in a hopeless tangle of men and horses under the pitiless fire of the English longbowmen.

1965 Illustr. London News 6 Nov. 21/1 Vast tracts of France..had been reduced to a desert by the spectacular victories won by the long-bowmen of Sherwood and Macclesfield forests and the Welsh borderland.

2002 Outdoor Life Oct. 13/1 Today, many longbowmen and hunters who use compound bows can agree on one thing: to collectively turn up their noses at crossbowmen.

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

单词	longbowman
释义	longbowmann. Brit. /ˈlɒŋbəʊmən/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋboʊmən/, /ˈlɑŋboʊmən/ Inflections: Plural longbowmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: longbow n., man n.¹ Etymology: < longbow n. + man n.¹ With sense 1 compare to draw (also pull, shoot) the long bow at longbow n. Phrases. †1. A person prone to making untrue or exaggerated statements. Cf. to draw the long bow at longbow n. Phrases. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] > one who exaggerates > in language embroiderer16.. hyperbolist1661 longbowman1678 distender1831 bullshitter1941 1678 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. (ed. 2) 89 A Lier... He's a long-bow-man. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxx. 153 Tho' 'twere Ælian that Long-Bow-man that told you so, never believe him. 1708 J. Jackson in tr. Æsop Fables cxxxvi. 183 Great Boasting makes none Noble, Brave, or Stout; The Mark Long-Bow-men often over-shoot. 1741 Country Jrnl. or Craftsman 27 Feb. Another Sort of Long-Bow Men, call'd Biters,..would tell You some unexpected Piece of News.., not absolutely improbable in itself; and when They had convinc'd You of the Truth of it, They would cry Bite. 2. A soldier or hunter armed with a longbow; an archer who uses a longbow. In quot. 1738 used metaphorically in a riddle, the answer to which is ‘a bass viol’. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > archer > type of footman archer1511 solak1520 franc-archer1568 argoletc1580 longbowman1738 hobbler-archer1786 1738 Choice Coll. Poetry II. 50 Th' long Bow Men try their Skill, Yet not one Arrow shot for Blood to spill. ?a1802 T. Mante Naval & Mil. Hist. Wars Eng. I. 136 The duke of Normandy would never have obtained the victory, had it not been for the use of the long bow, which he now first introduced into Britain, with a numerous corps of long-bowmen. 1832 Morning Chron. 2 Oct. Edward I. interspersed his long bowmen among his other troops of every description. 1861 Brit. Q. Rev. Oct. 531 The rifleman of to-day is in the place of the longbow-man of the past. 1917 E. Emerton Beginnings Mod. Europe vi. 266 These valiant knights..found themselves in a hopeless tangle of men and horses under the pitiless fire of the English longbowmen. 1965 Illustr. London News 6 Nov. 21/1 Vast tracts of France..had been reduced to a desert by the spectacular victories won by the long-bowmen of Sherwood and Macclesfield forests and the Welsh borderland. 2002 Outdoor Life Oct. 13/1 Today, many longbowmen and hunters who use compound bows can agree on one thing: to collectively turn up their noses at crossbowmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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