Sleigh
[sleɪ] or [sle]
Definition
(a.) Sly.
(n.) A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge.
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Definition
n. same as Sled.—ns. Sleigh′-bell a small bell attached to a sleigh or its harness; Sleigh′ing the act of riding in a sleigh or sled.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see a sleigh in your dreams, foretells you will fail in some love adventure, and incur the displeasure of a friend. To ride in one, foretells injudicious engagements will be entered into by you.
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Examples
- One ancient sleigh there was, demurely standing by its modern companions, said to have been built in 1625, and it was still good. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And with them were some curious sleighs, whose bodies were shaped like lions, swans, tigers, etc. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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