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greatbow

noun
/ˈɡɹeɪtbəʊ/

Etymology

From great + bow.

  1. derived from *bʰewgʰ-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *beuganą✻
  3. inherited from *beugan✻
  4. inherited from būgan
  5. inherited from bowen
  6. compounded as greatbow — “great + bow”

Definitions

  1. A giant bow

    A giant bow; a longbow.

    • He hooked the tip of his own greatbow under the door’s hasp, muttered som thing under his breath and pulled, hard. Nothing happened. Again, and again nothing.
    • You can turtle with a crossbow but you're wide open after every shot. Greatbows have knockdown but you're superslow.
    • Maybe samurai would give you a head start for a greatbow build.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA