longe
noun
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
longes
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pluralof longe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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De water come out'n dese rocks dat cold dat you can't hold your hand in it fer more dan a minute at de longes'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
Dey stayed on our place for de longes'.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Monymon weneþ þat he wene ne þarf. longes lyues. ac him lyeþ þe wrench.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Joseph Hall
And thoghe zee kutte hem in never so many gobettes or parties, overthwart or end longes, evermore zee schulle fynden in the myddes the figure of the Holy Cros of oure Lord Jesu.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Richard Hakluyt
An' when it commence to bile, I put dese here knees down on de flo' befo' de fire an' stir dat coffee for de longes'.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
