/lʌnd͡ʒ/
OriginFrom French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.
- US, transitiveTo work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
- A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.
- obsoleteA lunge; a thrust.
“[…] he parried my thrusts with great calmness, until I had almost exhausted my spirits; and when he perceived me beginning to flag, attacked me fiercely in his turn.—Finding himself however better opp”
- The training ground for a horse.
“LONGE.—The training ground for the instruction of a young horse, to render him quiet, tractable, and supple; to give him free and proper use of his limbs, to form his paces, and to prepare him in all ”
- form-of, pluralplural of longa
Formslonges(present, singular, third-person) · longeing(participle, present) · longed(participle, past) · longed(past) · lunge(alternative, UK) · longes(plural) · longæ(alternative) · longas(alternative) · Longes(plural)