LONGBOW, DRAWING A

exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow exploits fully justify the application o f the phrase. —SHSBC Binder 28 Approved Glossary

(informal) exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, such as those used by English archers from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. It is said that a good archer using a longbow could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow adventures fully justify the application of the phrase. That's rather drawing a longbow, you understand, but the reason one engages in action or doingness, and so forth, is he has some kind of an idea of accomplishing something or making something or avoiding something or... -A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) (informal) exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow adventures fully justify the application of the phrase. That's rather drawing a longbow, you understand, but the reason one engages in action or doingness, and so forth, is he has some kind of an idea of accomplishing something or making something or avoiding something or... - A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64) exaggerating.exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. It is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow exploits fully justify the application of the phrase. They're just drawing a longbow. They couldn't be further from the mark. -Flattening a Process (19 Mar. 64) exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow exploits fully justify the application of the phrase.exaggerating. A longbow is a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries. It is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about longbow exploits fully justify the application of the phrase. That's rather drawing a longbow, you understand, but the reason one engages in action or doingness and so forth, is he has some kind of an idea of accomplishing something or making something or avoiding something or... - A Summary of Study (4 Aug. 64)