bobsleighn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒbsleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bob v.³, sleigh n.

Etymology: Probably < bob v.³ + sleigh n., with allusion to the bobbing of the sled in motion. Compare earlier bobsled n. and later bob n.¹ 2d, bob n.¹ 2e.

1. Originally and chiefly North American. A sturdy sled or sledge, typically drawn by horses or oxen, comprising two short sleds coupled together in tandem, designed for haulage in forestry and agriculture and subsequently used for other purposes, such as the transport of goods and passengers. Also: each of the short sleds coupled in this way. Cf. bobsled n. 1. Now chiefly historical.Recorded earliest in bobsleigh shoe n.

ΚΠ

1841 Delaware (Delhi, N.Y.) Gaz. 29 Dec. (advt.) A large assortment of Sleigh, Cutter, & Bob Sleigh Shoes of Lawrence's castings for sale by Drake & Gould.

1853 S. Strickland 27 Years in Canada West II. xvi. 283 A large-sized mast, after being loaded on a bob sleigh, requires from twelve to sixteen span of horses or oxen to draw it.

1856 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Tribune 31 Jan. (advt.) 1 Lumber Wagon, 1 pair of Bob Sleighs, 2 setts of Double Harness, and other farming implements too numerous to mention.

1884 St. Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe 11 Jan. 8/1 Mr. Leigh..caught a runaway horse with a bob sleigh attached, near the corner of Eighth and Copper streets, and handed it over to a policeman.

1940 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-News 26 Apr. 4/3 The country doctor still had to depend on the horse and bob sleigh to get to and from his patients, when there was too much snow.

2011 M. Willms And Meadowlark Sang vi. 140 In winter we drove to school in a bobsleigh or in a caboose, a box-shaped shack on sleds.

2. A long sled having two pairs of runners, seating for one or more people, and a brake, designed for downhill racing, esp. on a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsled n. 2.Now rare in U.S. English, where the usual term is bobsled.Early sleds of this type were made for recreational use on snowy slopes. Modern racing bobsleighs have steel runners, a lightweight metal frame, and an aerodynamic composite outer shell, which is provided with one or more push-bars for pushing the sled along the initial straight stretch of the run.

ΚΠ

1894 H. Gibson Tobogganing 163 A Bobsleigh consists of two machines..connected together endways by a board, upon which the crew sit or lie.

1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278/2 A bob-sleigh smartly turned out with a varnished and cushioned seat, a steering-wheel, brake, and motor-horn complete.

1976 Times 9 Feb. 7/2 Nehmer and Germeshausen had not sat in a bobsleigh until three years ago, yet the following year they had mastered the art sufficiently to finish sixth in the world championships.

2012 West Austral. (Nexis) 4 Feb. The pilot..asked the sprinters to try out for his team as..the pair who propel the bobsleigh at the start of the race.

3. A team winter sport in which timed runs are made in a bobsleigh (sense 2) down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsled n. 3.Four-man bobsleigh was one of the six sports of the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France in January 1924; the first World Championship for the two-man event took place in 1931. In sporting events, a bobsleigh crew comprises a pilot (or driver), a brakesperson, and in crews of four, two pushers.Bobsleigh is the official name of the sport in the Winter Olympics and in international competitions, which are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (cf. skeleton n. 6c). In U.S. English it is more commonly known as bobsled, the sport's national governing body being the United States Bobsled & Skeleton Federation.

ΚΠ

1911 Sunday Times 31 Dec. 1/6 (advt.) Winter sport: bobsleigh, ski-ing, skating.

1990 Times 6 Oct. 30/5 Crashing in bobsleigh is part of the learning process.

2014 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 17/3 Then there are the sledding events—bobsleigh, luge and skeleton—which attract a certain sort of person. Namely, a person willing to risk life and limb to slide down an icy track at up to 90mph.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, as in bobsleigh run, bobsleigh team, bobsleigh track, etc.

ΚΠ

1908 Westm. Gaz. 23 Jan. 10/2 There is, for instance, a good bob-sleigh story; and there are others dealing with hunting, steeplechasing, and American football.

1910 Daily Chron. 12 Jan. 7/2 An English bobsleigh team..dashed down the bobsleigh run and route above Grindelwald at a great speed.

1968 Listener 12 Sept. 335/2 The night that we first transmitted our £60,000 production of Hamlet at Elsinore, they gave the front cover to the world bob-sleigh finalists.

2021 Express (Nexis) 1 Oct. 54 There must be safer ways of earning one [sc. an Olympic medal] than hurtling down a bobsleigh run.

C2.

bobsleigh shoe n. †(a) a smooth iron strip, typically having a curved profile, designed to be fixed to the underside of a wooden bobsleigh runner so as to decrease friction on snow or ice (rare or obsolete); (b) a type of running shoe worn by members of a bobsleigh crew, having a spiked sole for improved traction when running on ice.

ΚΠ

1841 Delaware (Delhi, N.Y.) Gaz. 29 Dec. advt. A large assortment of Sleigh, Cutter, & Bob Sleigh Shoes of Lawrence's castings for sale by Drake & Gould.

1908 Blacksmith & Wheelwright Mar. 116/3 I had a cast iron bob sleigh shoe that was bent too much in front.

2018 @davidlongffx 24 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Nov. 2021) Adidas have really cornered the market in bobsleigh shoes haven't they? #PyeongChang2018.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	bobsleigh
释义	bobsleighn. Brit. /ˈbɒbsleɪ/, U.S. /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bob v.³, sleigh n. Etymology: Probably < bob v.³ + sleigh n., with allusion to the bobbing of the sled in motion. Compare earlier bobsled n. and later bob n.¹ 2d, bob n.¹ 2e. 1. Originally and chiefly North American. A sturdy sled or sledge, typically drawn by horses or oxen, comprising two short sleds coupled together in tandem, designed for haulage in forestry and agriculture and subsequently used for other purposes, such as the transport of goods and passengers. Also: each of the short sleds coupled in this way. Cf. bobsled n. 1. Now chiefly historical.Recorded earliest in bobsleigh shoe n. ΚΠ 1841 Delaware (Delhi, N.Y.) Gaz. 29 Dec. (advt.) A large assortment of Sleigh, Cutter, & Bob Sleigh Shoes of Lawrence's castings for sale by Drake & Gould. 1853 S. Strickland 27 Years in Canada West II. xvi. 283 A large-sized mast, after being loaded on a bob sleigh, requires from twelve to sixteen span of horses or oxen to draw it. 1856 Kenosha (Wisconsin) Tribune 31 Jan. (advt.) 1 Lumber Wagon, 1 pair of Bob Sleighs, 2 setts of Double Harness, and other farming implements too numerous to mention. 1884 St. Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe 11 Jan. 8/1 Mr. Leigh..caught a runaway horse with a bob sleigh attached, near the corner of Eighth and Copper streets, and handed it over to a policeman. 1940 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-News 26 Apr. 4/3 The country doctor still had to depend on the horse and bob sleigh to get to and from his patients, when there was too much snow. 2011 M. Willms And Meadowlark Sang vi. 140 In winter we drove to school in a bobsleigh or in a caboose, a box-shaped shack on sleds. 2. A long sled having two pairs of runners, seating for one or more people, and a brake, designed for downhill racing, esp. on a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsled n. 2.Now rare in U.S. English, where the usual term is bobsled.Early sleds of this type were made for recreational use on snowy slopes. Modern racing bobsleighs have steel runners, a lightweight metal frame, and an aerodynamic composite outer shell, which is provided with one or more push-bars for pushing the sled along the initial straight stretch of the run. ΚΠ 1894 H. Gibson Tobogganing 163 A Bobsleigh consists of two machines..connected together endways by a board, upon which the crew sit or lie. 1907 Ladies' Field 19 Jan. 278/2 A bob-sleigh smartly turned out with a varnished and cushioned seat, a steering-wheel, brake, and motor-horn complete. 1976 Times 9 Feb. 7/2 Nehmer and Germeshausen had not sat in a bobsleigh until three years ago, yet the following year they had mastered the art sufficiently to finish sixth in the world championships. 2012 West Austral. (Nexis) 4 Feb. The pilot..asked the sprinters to try out for his team as..the pair who propel the bobsleigh at the start of the race. 3. A team winter sport in which timed runs are made in a bobsleigh (sense 2) down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsled n. 3.Four-man bobsleigh was one of the six sports of the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France in January 1924; the first World Championship for the two-man event took place in 1931. In sporting events, a bobsleigh crew comprises a pilot (or driver), a brakesperson, and in crews of four, two pushers.Bobsleigh is the official name of the sport in the Winter Olympics and in international competitions, which are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (cf. skeleton n. 6c). In U.S. English it is more commonly known as bobsled, the sport's national governing body being the United States Bobsled & Skeleton Federation. ΚΠ 1911 Sunday Times 31 Dec. 1/6 (advt.) Winter sport: bobsleigh, ski-ing, skating. 1990 Times 6 Oct. 30/5 Crashing in bobsleigh is part of the learning process. 2014 Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 17/3 Then there are the sledding events—bobsleigh, luge and skeleton—which attract a certain sort of person. Namely, a person willing to risk life and limb to slide down an icy track at up to 90mph. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, as in bobsleigh run, bobsleigh team, bobsleigh track, etc. ΚΠ 1908 Westm. Gaz. 23 Jan. 10/2 There is, for instance, a good bob-sleigh story; and there are others dealing with hunting, steeplechasing, and American football. 1910 Daily Chron. 12 Jan. 7/2 An English bobsleigh team..dashed down the bobsleigh run and route above Grindelwald at a great speed. 1968 Listener 12 Sept. 335/2 The night that we first transmitted our £60,000 production of Hamlet at Elsinore, they gave the front cover to the world bob-sleigh finalists. 2021 Express (Nexis) 1 Oct. 54 There must be safer ways of earning one [sc. an Olympic medal] than hurtling down a bobsleigh run. C2. bobsleigh shoe n. †(a) a smooth iron strip, typically having a curved profile, designed to be fixed to the underside of a wooden bobsleigh runner so as to decrease friction on snow or ice (rare or obsolete); (b) a type of running shoe worn by members of a bobsleigh crew, having a spiked sole for improved traction when running on ice. ΚΠ 1841 Delaware (Delhi, N.Y.) Gaz. 29 Dec. advt. A large assortment of Sleigh, Cutter, & Bob Sleigh Shoes of Lawrence's castings for sale by Drake & Gould. 1908 Blacksmith & Wheelwright Mar. 116/3 I had a cast iron bob sleigh shoe that was bent too much in front. 2018 @davidlongffx 24 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Nov. 2021) Adidas have really cornered the market in bobsleigh shoes haven't they? #PyeongChang2018. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). bobsleighv. Brit. /ˈbɒbsleɪ/, U.S. /ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bobsleigh n. Etymology: < bobsleigh n. Compare earlier bobsleigher n., bobsleighing n. intransitive. To travel or race in a bobsleigh. ΚΠ 1907 Gentlewoman 12 Jan. 36/3 A novel way of celebrating the advent of the New Year was by bobsleighing down the Interlaken road. 2018 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 May He was a judo black belt who bobsleighed for Monaco in five winter Olympics. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1841v.1907
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bobsleighn.

Compounds

bobsleighv.