单词 | sleighing |
释义 | sleighingn. Riding in or driving a sleigh, esp. as a pastime; also, the state of the ground when this is possible. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1775 |
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