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sleigh definition

☆ sleigh (slā)

noun

a light vehicle on runners, usually horse-drawn, for carrying persons over snow and ice

Etymology: Du slee, contr. of slede, a sled

intransitive verb

to ride in or drive a sleigh

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sleigh Synonyms

sleigh

n.

cutter, sledge, bobsled; see sled 1, 2.


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sleigh Usage Examples

Object

  • ride: Get the next best thing - learn to sleigh ride with a pack of huskies and sharpen those instincts.

Converse of object

  • pull: In winter, the dogs put all their force into pulling sleighs.

Adjective modifier

  • one-horse: Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.

Modifies a noun

  • ride: Dinner tonight is included, along with a sleigh ride along the snow trails around the village.

Noun used with modifier

  • horse-drawn: Baggage is conveyed to your apartment or hotel by horse-drawn sleigh or snow tractor.
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sleigh quotes

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave the lustre of midday to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

-Moore, Clement

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, 'Happy Christmas to all. And to all a good night.'

-Moore, Clement

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