sledge
1[slej]
noun
a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.
a sled.
British. a sleigh.
verb (used with or without object), sledged, sledg·ing.
to convey or travel by sledge.
verb (used without object), sledged, sledg·ing.
British. to sleigh.
Origin of sledge
1sledge
2[slej]
noun, verb (used with or without object), sledged, sledg·ing.
Origin of sledge
2before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg; cognate with Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay
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Contemporary Examples of sledge
Historical Examples of sledge
The well-fed and well-rested dogs were harnessed to the sledge.
The Field of IceJules Verne
Now that the inventory was made, the next business was to fetch the sledge.
The Field of IceJules Verne
The sledge must be loaded with the provisions at once, and as much wood as possible.
The Field of IceJules Verne
The sledge was the principal thing, as it needed thorough repair.
The Field of IceJules Verne
They pushed the sledge themselves, for the dogs could no longer draw it.
The Field of IceJules Verne
sledge
1esp US and Canadian sled (slɛd)
noun
verb
Word Origin for sledge
C17: from Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to slide
sledge
2noun
sledge
3verb
noun
Word Origin for sledge
of uncertain origin; perhaps from sledgehammer
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