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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLONGE', n. allunj'.
1. A pass with a sword; 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.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French, literally, lengthening Date: circa 1859 rider 2a

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Allonge 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Allonge Al*longe", v. i. [F. allonger; [`a] (L. ad) + long (L. longus) long.] To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Lunge, longe, pass, thrust, tilt, stab. II. v. n. Pass, lunge, make a pass or thrust.