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noun
1.
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.
2.
a sled.
3.
British. a sleigh.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to convey or travel by sledge.
verb (used without object)
5.
British. to sleigh.
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noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), sledged, sledg·ing.
sledgehammer ( defs 1, 2 ).
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg; cognate with Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay
before 1000; Middle English slegge, Old English slecg; cognate with Dutch slegge, Old Norse sleggja; akin to slay
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sledge or sled1 (slɛdʒ, slɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: sleigh a vehicle mounted on runners, drawn by horses or dogs, for transporting people or goods, esp over snow |
| 2. | a light wooden frame used, esp by children, for sliding over snow; toboggan |
| 3. | (NZ) a farm vehicle mounted on runners, for use on rough or muddy ground |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to convey, travel, or go by sledge |
| [C17: from Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to | |
| sled or sled1 | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Middle Dutch sleedse; C14 sled, from Middle Low German, from Old Norse slethi, related to | |
| 'sledger or sled1 | |
| —n | |
| sledge2 (slɛdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| short for sledgehammer | |
| sledge3 (slɛdʒ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to bait (an opponent, esp a batsman in cricket) in order to upset his concentration |
| —n | |
| 2. | an insult aimed at another player during a game of cricket |
| [of uncertain origin; perhaps from | |
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Word Origin & History
sledge
"heavy hammer," O.E. slecg, from P.Gmc. *slagj- (cf. O.N. sleggja, M.Swed. sleggia "sledgehammer"), related to slean "to strike" (see slay). Sledgehammer, first attested 1495, is pleonastic.
sledge
"sleigh," 1617, from dialectal Du. sleedse, variant of slede (see sled); said to be of Frisian origin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
sledge
any freight- or passenger-carrying device that is dragged or pushed without the aid of wheels. The travois of the North American Indian was a sledge consisting of two transversely connected wooden shafts dragged at an angle to the ground. Sledges date back to antiquity; Assyrian and Egyptian reliefs depict huge statues being pulled by sledge. The arrival of the wheel and axle ended the use of the sledge except in its snow-and-ice surface form of sled-a body mounted on runners. See also litter
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Example sentences
People may have then used a wooden sledge to move pillars from the quarry to the construction site.
However, eradicating mosquitoes to solve these diseases is akin to having a surgeon use a sledge hammer to remove a brain tumor.
Sledge thanked everyone for recognizing him with these awards.
Over time, new link to the hammer image might modify the target image from a carpenter's hammer to a sledge hammer.
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