old sledge

American  

noun

1. all fours.

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Etymology

Origin of old sledge

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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Example Sentences

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old sledge

Still later in the Fall the Parson sat in the Howling Wilderness, with his back to the blazing, crackling fire, having it all his own way at his favorite game of old sledge.

From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Joaquin Miller

The 65th had a beautiful programme, its debating and literary societies, its glee clubs, chess and checker circles, old sledge associations, Thespians and Greek Letter men all joining forces.

From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston

On days when there was a fair breeze it was great fun sailing an old sledge over the bay ice.

From Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North by Dillon Wallace

This adventure threw a temporary stigma upon the game of "old sledge."

From The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West by Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville

I play old sledge, tew this day, in its natiff fierceness.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw

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