Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗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. · A lunge; a thrust. · The training ground for a horse.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.
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