longe

American  

[luhnj, lonj] / lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ /

noun

1. a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.

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verb (used with object)

longed, longeing

1. to train or exercise (a horse) by use of a longe.

longe British  

/ lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ /

noun

1. an older variant of lunge 2

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Etymology

Origin of longe

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

Example Sentences

First-grade teacher Jean De Longe had no time to waste when she arrived at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet early Wednesday morning.

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De Longe, who taught at Palisades Charter Elementary for 11 years, was slightly frazzled as she tried to figure out how to haul a big new rug and boxes of school supplies from the sidewalk to her new classroom at the end of a long hallway.

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De Longe had set up desks in quartets and placed nameplates on each one.

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Most of the new supplies were provided by parents eager to see their children back in school, but many had forwarded De Longe’s wish list to friends, and she had received donations from total strangers.

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Several would not be returning at all, De Longe said.

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