Part 6633

<hw>Long"beak`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American redbellied snipe (<spn>Macrorhamphus scolopaceus</spn>); -- called also <altname>long-billed dowitcher</altname>.</def>

<h1>Longboat</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Long"boat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.</def>

<h1>Longbow</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Long"bow`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the <i>crossbow</i> 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.</def>

<cs><col>To draw the longbow</col>, <cd>to tell large stories.</cd></cs>

<h1>Long-breathed</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Long"-breathed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded.</def>

<h1>Long-drawn</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Long"-drawn`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Extended to a great length.</def>

<blockquote>The cicad\'91 hushed their <b>long-drawn</b>, ear-splitting strains. <i>G. W. Cable.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Longe</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Longe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>allonge</ets>. See <er>Lunge</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A thrust. See <er>Lunge</er>.</def>

<i>Smollett.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The training ground for a horse.</def>

<i>Farrow.</i>

<h1>Longe</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Longe</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as 4th <er>Lunge</er>.</def>

<h1>Longer</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Long"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who longs for anything.</def>

<h1>Longeval</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Lon*ge"val</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Long-loved; longevous.</def><mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Longevity</h1> <Xpage=867>

<hw>Lon*gev"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>longaevitas</ets>. See <er>Longevous</er>.]</ety> <def>Long duration of life; length of life.</def>

<blockquote>The instances of <b>longevity</b> are chiefly amongst the abstemious. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Longevous</h1> <Xpage=867>