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sledge (slej)

noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb sledged, sledging sledg′·ing

sledgehammer

Etymology: ME slegge < OE slecge < base of slean, to strike, slay

sledge2 definition

sledge (slej)

noun

a sled or sleigh for carrying loads over ice, snow, etc.

Etymology: MDu sleedse, akin to sledde, sled

intransitive verb, transitive verb sledged, sledging sledg′·ing

to go or take by sledge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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