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sleigh (n.)
"vehicle mounted on runners for use on ice and snow," 1703, American and Canadian English, from Dutch slee, shortened from slede (see sled (n.)). As a verb from 1728. Related: Sleighing. Sleigh-ride is first recorded 1770; sleigh-bells is from c. 1780; they originally were used to give warning of the approach of a sleigh.
updated on October 10, 2013
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Definitions of sleigh from WordNet
Dictionary entries near sleigh
sleepy
sleet
sleeve
sleeveless
*sleg-
sleigh
sleight
slender
slenderize
slept
*sleubh-