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Lady Paramount:
The official in charge of a tournament and usually presents the trophy.

Latch:
English name for the crossbow, 16th century.

Let down:
[1] To return the bow to the position before being drawn without releasing the bow string.
[2] The command to 'let down'.

Limb:
One of the arms of a bow, from grip to tip.

Line cutter:
An arrow in the target face that is either touching or has cut the dividing line between two scoring zones, and is scored at the higher score of the two zones.

Longbow:
A self bow, usually the height of the user, made famous by the English armies at Cresy, Poiters and Agincourt. This traditional bow is made from either a single wood stave or two and joined at the handle. The staves are shaped to form a "D" section and tapered from the handle to the tips of the limbs, and either have horn nocks fitted to the limb tips or self nocks cut into the limbs.  Modern longbows can be made cheaper by using a composite of two or more woods.

Loose:
[1] To release the string of a bow to propel an arrow towards it's target.
[2] The command to loose your arrow i.e. "nock, draw, loose!"