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.
·noun An archer; one who uses bow. II. Bowyer ·noun One who makes or sells bows. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Between Ludgate on the west and Creed Lane east (S. 315). First mention: "Ludgatstrete," commonly c...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.