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The definition of a longe is a long rein for a horse that lets the horse move around the trainer.

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A long rein for a horse is an example of a longe.

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See longe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

transitive verb longed, longeing or longing

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

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