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Webster 1913 Edition
Sleigh
Sleigh
,Adj.
Sly.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Sleigh
,Noun.
A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; – in England commonly called a sledge.
Sleigh bell
, a small bell attached either to a horse when drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead of a clapper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sleigh
SLEIGH
,Noun.
sla.
Definition 2024
sleigh
sleigh
See also: slèigh
English
Noun
sleigh (plural sleighs)
a horse-drawn sleigh
- A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)
- Santa travels in a sleigh.
Derived terms
Translations
vehicle on runners — see sledge
See also
Verb
sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)
- To ride or drive a sleigh.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
sleigh (comparative sleigher, superlative sleighest)
- (obsolete) Sly.
Translations
sly — see sly