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longe
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As a verb, longe means work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope. As a noun, it means 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.
Meanings of longe
4 meaningsverb
USTo work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
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.
militaryThe training ground for a horse.
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteA lunge; a thrust.
Plural of longa
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).