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lunatic asylum
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lunge (2)

lunge [ lunj, lawN ] or longe [ lunj, lawN ]


noun  (plural lung·es) (plural long·es)
Definition:
 
1. horse-training rope: a long rope used to hold a horse while it is being trained

2. horse-training area: an enclosed circular area where young horses are trained



transitive verb  (past and past participle lunged, present participle lung·ing, 3rd person present singular lung·es) (past and past participle longed, present participle long·ing, 3rd person present singular long·es)
Definition:
 
train horse: to train a horse using a lunge

[Early 18th century. < French longe "cord" < Old French alongier (see lunge1)]
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