longe

[ luhnj, lonj ]
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noun
  1. a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.

verb (used with object),longed, longe·ing.
  1. to train or exercise (a horse) by use of a longe.

Origin of longe

1
<French, Old French: noun use of longe (adj.) <Latin longa, feminine of longuslong1

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British Dictionary definitions for longe

longe

/ (lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ) /


noun
  1. an older variant of lunge 2

Origin of longe

1
C17: via Old French from Latin longus long 1

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