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Alongshore
Alongshore A*long"shore`, adv.
Along the shore or coast.
AlongshoremanAlongshoreman A*long"shore`man, n.
See Longshoreman. Alongside
Alongside A*long"side`, adv.
Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of;
as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of
the tree.
Alongst
Alongst A*longst" (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along,
like amongst fr. among.]
Along. [Obs.]
Longshanks
Longshanks Long"shanks`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The stilt.
longshanksStilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus)
is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars,
which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H.
leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus
pectoralis) are found in Australia.
Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip. Longshore
Longshore Long"shore`, a. [Abbrev. from alongshore.]
Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the
shore. ``Longshore thieves.' --R. Browning.
LongshoremanLongshoreman Long"shore`man, n.; pl. Longshoremen. [Abbrev.
fr. alongshoreman.]
One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a
seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels. LongshoremenLongshoreman Long"shore`man, n.; pl. Longshoremen. [Abbrev.
fr. alongshoreman.]
One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a
seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels. LongsomeLongsome Long"somea. [AS. langsum.]
Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Prior. --
Long"some*ness, n. [Obs.] --Fuller. LongsomenessLongsome Long"somea. [AS. langsum.]
Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Prior. --
Long"some*ness, n. [Obs.] --Fuller. Longspun
Longspun Long"spun`, a.
Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded;
tedious.
The longspun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull
moral lies too plain below. --Addison.
LongspurLongspur Long"spur`, n. [So called from the length of the hind
claw.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus
Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The
Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored
longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the
United States.
Meaning of LONGS from wikipedia
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Avenue in Oakland, California. The
first Longs in
Hawaii opened on
March 29, 1954, in Honolulu. By 1971,
Longs reported sales of $169
million (~$974 million...
- of
Longs Peak.
Longs Peak is one of
fewer than 50
mountains in
Colorado that have a glacier.
Trails that
ascend Longs Peak
include the East
Longs Peak...
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Longs Pond is a lake
within the
Woodland Cr****
Community Park of Lacey, Washington. The pond has a
surface area of 11
acres (4.5 ha).
Longs Pond was named...
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Longs is a
small unincorporated community in
Horry County,
South Carolina,
United States. It lies
north of
Myrtle Beach,
located at the
intersection of...
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Longs Island is an
island on the
North Branch Potomac River nearly one mile
long and
contains the
Long family farm, and is
known for the corn it produces...
- Sing-A-
Longs And
Lullabies For The Film
Curious George" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
Retrieved November 15, 2013. "Jack
Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-
Longs And...
- Vol. 2 (The
Longs) –
Genesis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Wyman, Bill (12
February 1993). "Genesis Live: The Way We Walk
Volume Two: The
Longs Review". Entertainment...
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Long Pond or
Longs Pond may
refer to:
Long Pond,
Tunkhannock Cr****, Pennsylvania,
Monroe County,
Tunkhannock Township Long Pond,
Anguilla Long Pond, St...
- for
having around 428
ascents of
Longs Peak (the most of any person); a feat for
which Tom
Hornbein dubbed him "Mr.
Longs Peak".
Detterline was born in Pottsville...
- "
Long,
Long,
Long" is a song by the
English rock band the
Beatles from
their 1968
album The
Beatles (also
known as "the
White Album"). It was
written by...
