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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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
Well, I been gwine in comp'ny wit dat ooman fu' de longes'.
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Examples are longes, 396, leues, 1781, haldes, 1382, fedes, 1693, bes, 1744, comes, 1767, glides, 1851, þarnes, 1913, haues, 1952, etes, 2036, dos, 1913; also eteth, 672, haueth, 804, bikenneth, 1269, doth, 1876, liþ, 673.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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
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
