Bowyer (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Bowyer

One that draws a long bow, a dealer in the marvellous, a teller of improbable stories, a liar: perhaps from the wonderful shots frequently boasted of by archers.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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