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单词 sleighing
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sleighingn.

/ˈsleɪɪŋ/
Etymology: < sleigh n. or sleigh v.
Riding in or driving a sleigh, esp. as a pastime; also, the state of the ground when this is possible.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > riding in a sleigh or sledge
sledding1713
carrioling1769
sleighing1775
sleigh-riding1807
sledging1853
1780 A. Hamilton Let. 19 Dec. in Papers (1961) II. 525 When the slaying arrives, it will be an affair of two days up and two days down.
a1817 T. Dwight Trav. New-Eng. & N.-Y. (1821) II. 403 The inhabitants are rarely furnished with good sleighing.
1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. ii. 49 The weather being unusually mild.., there was no sleighing.
1886 Manch. Examiner 8 Jan. 6/1 Some of the gentry in the West End have taken to sleighing.
attributive.1775 A. Burnaby Trav. Middle Settlements N.-Amer. 50 In the winter..it is usual to make what they call sleighing parties, or to go upon it in sledges.1870 Daily News 22 Apr. Five pounds for what in Canada are known as ‘sleighing rights’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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