old sledge

noun

1. all fours ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of old sledge¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

Papa, with one or two cronies, was playing "old sledge" in the smoking compartment.

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The colonel timed himself by counting the games of old sledge that were played.

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They're bringin' in their blamed telephones now and malaria and aigue and old sledge, and fun might as well skip out.

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She pulled her rude old sledge alongside his bunk, and kissed him, and showed him how to shift and drop himself upon the plank.

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It was such a bitter day that we worked only three hours and came back to the house and played Old Sledge by the fireside.

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