1699. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, Elonge, to stretch forward the right Arm and Leg, and to keep a close Left-foot.
1707. Sir W. Hope, New Meth. Fencing (1796), 95. Other Masters … maintain … that he will Elonge or Stretch, as far this Way, as when his Foot is couched to one side. Ibid. Which certainly shortens his Elonge.
