greatbow

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/ˈɡɹeɪtbəʊ/

noun

A giant bow; a longbow.

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Meanings

noungreatbow (plural greatbows)

plural greatbows · alternative great bow · alternative great-bow

  1. rareengineeringA giant bow; a longbow.

    Maybe samurai would give you a head start for a greatbow build.

    2022 February 14, ytinifniozob, Zamoku, “Greatbows”, in reddit.com
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    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.

    1981, Peter Morwood, The Warlord's Domain, DAW, →ISBN, page 84

    You can turtle with a crossbow but you're wide open after every shot. Greatbows have knockdown but you're superslow.

    2021 April 12, the_3rdist, “What is your all time favourite themed runs?”, in reddit.com

Origin

From great + bow.

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APA

greatbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greatbow

MLA

“greatbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greatbow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greatbow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greatbow.

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