longbow

noun

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

   noun.artifact

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the <i>crossbow</i> 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913