A bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow

Usage examples of handbow.

With the wire cutters in one hand, he unclipped his handbow from his belt and hefted it in the other hand.

Danjer barked as he lifted his small handbow and leveled it at the baroness.

Both men wore swords on their hips, as well as an assortment of purposeful hardware on their belts, including handbows and ammunition clips.