longe
/lʌnd͡ʒ/
longe verb: to work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope. Also the plural of longa.
Verb
longe (third-person singular simple present longes, present participle longeing, simple past and past participle longed)
Noun
longe (plural longes)
- 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.
- A 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 opposed than he expected, he resolved to follow his longe, and close with me; accordingly, his sword...1748, Tobias Smollett, chapter 59, in The Adventures of Roderick Random, volume 2, London: J. Osborn, page 252
- 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 respects for the cavalry service.1885, Edward S. Farrow, Farrow’s Military Encyclopedia, volume 2, New York, page 230
Proper noun capitalized: Longe
Longe (plural Longes)
- A surname.
Also used as
longe is also the plural of longa.
Forms of longe
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | longes |
| present participle | longeing |
| past participle | longed |
| past | longed |
| alternative UK | lunge |
| Noun | |
| plural | longes |
| alternative form | longæ |
| alternative form | longas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Longes |
Origin of longe
From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.
Phrases with longe
Words that rhyme with longe
Questions about longe
- What does longe mean?
- Longe means to work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
- What part of speech is longe?
- Longe can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce longe?
- Longe is pronounced /lʌnd͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of longe?
- The past tense of longe is longed.
Words near longe in the dictionary
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