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Noun
The east freight overtook the sleigh a half-mile out of Darwin and there was a general spill with the feed being carried – 13 sacks – being spread across the engine.—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The sleigh made the rounds to more than a dozen locations at the Sanctuary’s Dogtown, delighting more than 400 dogs awaiting adoption.—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Tallahassee is a hilly city so residents looking to sleigh the day away have plenty of options.—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 Kourtney Kardashian knows how to sleigh the night away.—Michelle Lee, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sleigh
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Etymology
Noun
Dutch slee, alteration of slede; akin to Middle Dutch sledde sled
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