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luge (lo̵̅o̅z̸h)

noun

  1. a small racing sled on which one or two riders lie face up with the feet forward
  2. the winter sport of racing on a luge

Etymology: Fr < dial. (esp. in Savoy and Switzerland), prob. ult. < Gaul

intransitive verb luged, lugeing luge′·ing

to race with such a sled

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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