ALLONGED

Verb

allonged

simple past tense and past participle of allonge

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Source: Wiktionary


ALLONGE

Al*longe", n. Etym: [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge.]

1. (Fencing)

Definition: A thrust or pass; a lunge.

2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider. [A French usage] Abbott.

Al*longe", v. i. Etym: [F. allonger; Ă  (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.]

Definition: To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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