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By a long shot is American slang for by a good distance, by a considerable amount.
Long pockets is British slang for a miser.
Whats your song King Kong is Black−American slang for how do you feel?
Sentimental song is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong).
a long time; indefinitely
Ding dong is London Cockney rhyming slang for song. Ding dong is British slang for an argument,.a fight.
Long John is British slang for silver coins.
By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.
Suzie Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong). Suzie Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a song.
Long un is British slang for pounds sterling. Long un was old British slang for pounds sterling.
Long Acre is London Cockney rhyming slang for a baker.
By a long sight is American slang for by a long way, by a good deal.
Hong Kong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad smell (pong). Hong Kong is London Cockney rhyming slang for wrong.
By a street is slang for by a long way.
Long Tom is military slang for a cannon.
By a long chalk is slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
By a jugful is American slang for by a long way or by many degrees.
A long wooden handle that can be used on a scrub brush or a paint roller.
Anna May Wong is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bad odour (pong).
Long green is American slang for money.
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n.
Long-sightedness.
adv.
To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
a.
Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
n.
A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
a.
Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher.
superl.
Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
adv.
At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
a.
Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house.
a.
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
a.
Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennae, as certain beetles (Longicornia).
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Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree; they are a longlived family; long-lived prejudices.
superl.
Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
a.
Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time; long-winded.
adv.
To a great extent in time; during a long time.
a.
Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
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Long.
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Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the armpits to the bottom of the waist; -- said of persons.
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Having a long tongue.
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To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
superl.
Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
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