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draw the longbow

draw the longbow verb: to tell tall tales.

Verb

draw the longbow (third-person singular simple present draws the longbow, present participle drawing the longbow, simple past drew the longbow, past participle drawn the longbow)

  1. (archaic) To tell tall tales.

Forms of draw the longbow

third-person singular presentdraws the longbow
present participledrawing the longbow
pastdrew the longbow
past participledrawn the longbow

Questions about draw the longbow

What does draw the longbow mean?
Draw the longbow means to tell tall tales.
What part of speech is draw the longbow?
Draw the longbow is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw the longbow?
The past tense of draw the longbow is drew the longbow.

Words near draw the longbow in the dictionary

  1. draw stumps
  2. draw the cloth
  3. draw the curtains
  4. draw the line
  5. draw the long bow
  6. draw the longbow
  7. draw the short straw
  8. draw the sponge across the slate
  9. draw the sponge over the slate
  10. draw the wet sponge across the slate
  11. draw the wet sponge over the slate

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