longe

American  

[luhnj, lonj] / lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ /

noun

1. a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.

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verb (used with object)

longed, longeing

1. to train or exercise (a horse) by use of a longe.

longe British  

/ lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ /

noun

1. an older variant of lunge 2

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Etymology

Origin of longe

< French, Old French: noun use of longe (adj.) < Latin longa, feminine of longus long ¹

Example Sentences

Live Text is no longe exclusive to M1-devices in Apple’s fourth beta.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2021

In 1615, Nicholas Withington, one of the earliest English travellers in India, wrote that water from the Ganges “will never stinke, though kepte never so longe, neyther will anye wormes or vermine breede therein.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 18, 2016

Joseph Ratzinger longe maius est munus, coram Ecclesia statuit summum principem in iustitia global mediam libram.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

A motion which declares "that the Royal Family is no longe necessary as part of the British Constitution" was laughed out.

From Time Magazine Archive

A. At first, the longe of the cavesson should be held at from fifteen or twenty inches from the horse's head, held out and supported with a stiff wrist.

From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by Baucher, F.