American. Also longe, ’longe, ’lunge. [? Short for MASKALONGE.] The Great Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

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1882.  Jordan & Gilbert, Fishes N. Amer., 317 (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., III). Mackinaw Trout; Great Lake Trout; Longe (Vermont).

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1884.  G. B. Goode, etc., Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim., 488. The Lake Trout has other appellatives, such as ‘Lunge’ in Canada … ‘Black Lunge,’ ‘Silver Lunge,’ ‘Racer Lunge,’ ‘Black Salmon.’

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1887.  Lit. World (U. S.), 23 July, 227/2. To troll for ‘lunge’ in the deep waters of Lake Memphremagog.

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1894.  Outing (U.S.), XXIV. 368/2. ‘It’s a ’lunge,’… ‘He’ll weigh at least fifteen pounds.’ Ibid., 453/2. I led him alongside, where—as a played-out ’longe always will—he remained motionless … for a few seconds.

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