longeing

Variant of longe

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

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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