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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: sled, sledge, sleigh]
2: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges [syn: maul, sledge, sledgehammer] v
1: transport in a sleigh
2: ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"
3: beat with a sledgehammer [syn: sledgehammer, sledge]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English slegge, from Old English slecg; akin to Old Norse sleggja sledgehammer, Old English sl?an to strike — more at slay Date: before 12th century sledgehammer II. verb (sledged; sledging) Date: 1654 sledgehammer III. noun Etymology: Dutch dialect sleedse; akin to Middle Dutch sledde sled Date: 1617 1. British sleigh 2. a strong heavy sled IV. verb (sledged; sledging) Date: 1708 intransitive verb 1. to travel with a sledge 2. British to ride in a sleigh transitive verb to transport on a sledge

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers esp. over snow, drawn by horses, dogs, or reindeer or pushed or pulled by one or more persons. 2 a toboggan. --v.intr. & tr. travel or convey by sledge. Etymology: MDu. sleedse, rel. to SLED 2. n. = SLEDGEHAMMER.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sledge Sledge, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Sledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sledging.] To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. --Howitt.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sledge Sledge, n. [AS. slecge,from sle['a]n to strike, beat. See Slay, v. t.] A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; -- called also sledge hammer. With his heavy sledge he can it beat. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sledge Sledge, n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused with sledge a hammer. See Sled, n.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sledges, sledging, sledged) 1. A sledge is an object used for travelling over snow. It consists of a framework which slides on two strips of wood or metal. (BRIT) She travelled 14,000 miles by sledge across Siberia to Kamchatka. = sled N-COUNT: also by N 2. If you sledge or go sledging, you ride on a sledge. (BRIT) Our hill is marvellous for sledging and we always have snow in January. VERB: V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. [Eng.] Sled. 2. Sleigh. 3. Sledge-hammer.