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Draw the Long Bow (To)

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To exaggerate. Some wonderful tales are told of Robin Hood and other foresters practised in the long bow. (See Bow.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Draupnir
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Draw it Mild (To)
Draw the Long Bow (To)
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Drawcansir
Drawing-room
Drawing the Cork
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Drawing the Nail
Drawlatches
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