2 entries under this word

Allonge

Al-lōnge', n.

noun

(-lŭnj') (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. allonge, alonge, from allonger, to lengthen, stretch out, strike; Fr. long, Lat. longus, long.]

  1. A pass with a sword or rapier; a thrust made by stepping forward and extending the arm;—a term used in fencing, often contracted into lunge.
  2. A long rein, when a horse is trotted in the hand. Johnson.
  3. A paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements too numerous to be written on the bill itself. Ogilvie.

Al-lōnge', v. i.

verbintransitive

(-lŏnj'), v. i. [Fr. allonger.] To thrust with a sword; to lunge. Smart.