old sledge
noun
Origin of old sledge
1An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Words Nearby old sledge
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How to use old sledge in a sentence
Papa, with one or two cronies, was playing "old sledge" in the smoking compartment.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingThe colonel timed himself by counting the games of old sledge that were played.
Romance of California Life | John HabbertonThey're bringin' in their blamed telephones now and malaria and aigue and old sledge, and fun might as well skip out.
Remarks | Bill NyeShe pulled her rude old sledge alongside his bunk, and kissed him, and showed him how to shift and drop himself upon the plank.
Marriage | H. G. WellsIt was such a bitter day that we worked only three hours and came back to the house and played old sledge by the fireside.
The Light in the Clearing | Irving Bacheller
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