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longe (lunj)

noun

  1. a long rope fastened to a horse's head and held by the trainer, who causes the horse to move around in a circle
  2. the use of the longe in training horses

Etymology: Fr, back-form. < allonge, extension < allonger < LL elongare: see elongate

transitive verb longed, longeing longe′·ing or longing long′·ing

to put (a horse) through his paces, using a longe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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