Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draw the longbow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
draw the -long-bow
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tell tall tales.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

draws the longbow (present, singular) drawing the longbow (participle, present) drew the longbow (past) drawn the longbow (participle, past)

Questions

What does draw the longbow mean?
To tell tall tales.

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