Al*longe" (#), n. [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a lengthening. See Allonge, v., and cf. Lunge.]
1. Fencing
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.
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Al*longe", v. i. [F. allonger; a (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.]
To thrust with a sword; to lunge.
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