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Webster 1913 Edition
Sledge
Sledge
(slĕj)
, Noun.
1.
A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.
2.
A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution.
[Eng.]
Sir W. Scott.
3.
A sleigh.
[Eng.]
4.
A game at cards; – called also
old sledge
, and all fours
. Sledge
(slĕj)
, Verb.
I.
& T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sledged
(slĕjd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sledging
.] To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges.
Howitt.
Sledge
,Noun.
A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; – called also
sledge hammer
. With his heavy
sledge
he can it beat. Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sledge
SLEDGE
, n.1.
A larger heavy hammer; used chiefly by ironsmiths.2.
In England, a sled; a vehicle moved on runners or on low wheels. In this sense, the word is not used in America; but the same word is used in a somewhat different sense, and written sleigh.