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English
Etymology
From Middle English lang ham, lang hame, long hom, longue home.
Noun
long home (plural long homes)
- (poetic) The grave.
to go to one's long home
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Israel Hands”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part V (My Sea Adventure), page 210:“Cut me a junk o’ that,” says he, “for I haven’t no knife and hardly strength enough, so be as I had. Ah, Jim, Jim, I reckon I’ve missed stays! Cut me a quid, as’ll likely be the last, lad, for I’m for my long home, and no mistake.”
External links
- J. Hain Friswell, "Long Home", Notes and Queries, 4th s., no. 8 (12 August 1871), p. 125