Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longe

/lʌnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: longe
IPA: /lʌnd͡ʒ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.

American usage; Transitive verb

noun

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.

noun

A lunge; a thrust.

Obsolete

noun

The training ground for a horse.

noun

plural of longa

name

Example Sentences

"[…] 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 entered my waistcoat […]"
"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."

Etymology

From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: allonger, longa

Usage

Inflected Forms

longes (present, singular) longeing (participle, present) longed (participle, past) longed (past) lunge (alternative, UK) longes (plural) longæ (alternative) longas (alternative)

Homonyms

lunge

Rhymes With

tonge monge blancmange monje stonge sponge plunge grunge lunge expunge gunge clunge

Questions

How do you pronounce longe?: The recorded pronunciation is /lʌnd͡ʒ/.
What does longe mean?: To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
Where does longe come from?: It is traced to French.

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