LONGBOAT
Long"boat`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.
LONGBOW
Long"bow`, n.
Defn: The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; — so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one. To draw the longbow, to tell large stories.
LONG-BREATHED
Long"-breathed`, a.
Defn: Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long- winded.
LONG-DRAWN
Long"-drawn`, a.
Defn: Extended to a great length.
The cicadæ hushed their long-drawn, ear-splitting strains. G. W.
Cable.
LONGE
Longe, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. allonge. See Lunge.]
1. A thrust. See Lunge. Smollett.