The labor which that longeth unto me.
Chaucer.
Lon"gan (?), n. (Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and
produced by an evergreen East Indian tree (Nephelium Longan).
Lon`ga*nim"i*ty (?), n. [L. longanimitas; longus long + animus mind:
cf. F. longanimité.] Disposition to bear injuries patiently;
forbearance; patience. Jer. Taylor.
Long"-armed` (?), a. Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or
gibbon.
Long"beak` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The American redbellied snipe (Macrorhamphus
scolopaceus); -- called also long-billed dowitcher.
Long"boat` (?), n. (Naut.) Formerly, the largest boat carried by a
merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.
Long"bow` (?), n. 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` (?), a. Having the power of retaining the breath for a
long time; long-winded.
Long"-drawn` (?), a. Extended to a great length.
The cicadæ hushed their long-drawn, ear- splitting strains.
G. W. Cable.