sledge
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sledge (plural sledges)
- a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.
- The sledge ran far better upon the ice, I cannot say the same for the dogs.
- (UK) any type of sled or sleigh.
- 1708: F. C. [possibly F. Conyers], Compleat Collier: Or, The Whole Art of Sinking, Getting, and Working, Coal-mines about Sunderland and New-Castle
- Aged wore out Coal-Horses, which after some time Wrought you will have, may serve turn for Sledge-Horses.
- 1716: Myles Davies, Athenae Britannicae: Or, A Critical History of the Oxford and Cambridge Writers And Writings...Part I [the full title stretches for 70 words] reporting a passage in "Nicholas Sanders"s Seditious Pamphlet" De Schismate Anglicano, &c (1585)
- Ty"d upon the Sledge, a Papist and a Protestant in front, being two very disparate and antipathetick Companions, was a very ridiculous Science of Cruelty, even worst than Death it self (says he).
- 2006: Richard Higgins, Peter Brukner, Bryan English (editors), Essential Sports Medicine
- There are also Winter Paralympic Games with Alpine and Nordic events, as well as sledge hockey - a form of ice hockey using a seated sledge.
- 2006: Pete Draper, Deconstructing the Elements With 3ds Max: Create Natural Fire, Earth, Air and Water Without Plug-Ins
- For anyone who can recall their schooldays, when you used to get snow every winter, flying down hills on a polythene bag the thickness of an atom, and a lovely old sledge your Grandpa made for you (the only Christmas it DIDN"T snow),...
- 1708: F. C. [possibly F. Conyers], Compleat Collier: Or, The Whole Art of Sinking, Getting, and Working, Coal-mines about Sunderland and New-Castle
- (or sledgehammer) a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
- 1737: J. Ray, A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.
- [based on information from Major Hill, Master of the Silver Mills, in 1662, descibing silver mining in Cardiganshire] They dig the Oar thus; One holds a little Picque, or Punch of Iron, having a long Handle of Wood which they call a Gad; Another with a great Iron Hammer, or Sledge, drives it into the Vein.
- 2006: Tom Benford, Garage And Workshop Gear Guide
- Sledge hammers are only used for heavy-duty persuading when working on vehicles or machinery.
- 1737: J. Ray, A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.
6 letters in word "sledge": D E E G L S.
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Words found within sledge:
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