prolonge

noun

pro·​longe

prōˈlänj

plural -s

: a rope with a hook and a toggle used chiefly for dragging a gun carriage or attaching it to the limber

Word History

Etymology

French, from prolonger to prolong, draw out, from Middle French prolonguer

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