Sleigh
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sleigh¹
- /sleɪ/
Sounds like slay, sley · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From Modern Dutch slee, from Middle Dutch slede, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slidô. Doublet of sled and further related to slide.
noun sleighs
- A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller) Santa travels in a sleigh.
verb sleighs · sleighing · sleighed
- To ride or drive a sleigh.
- To transport (cargo, freight) via sleigh. Electrification helped farmers, but in addition, the farm routine was greatly simplified because milk itself became the desired commodity instead of cream and butter. Milk trucks traveled to neighborhoods like North Pomfret to pick up cans of milk and haul them to the creamery for processing. The em
sleigh²
- /sleɪ/
Sounds like slay, sley · Rhymes with -eɪ
adjective sleigher · sleighest
- Sly.
Sleigh³
proper noun
- A surname.
