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English Dictionary: sleigh by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sleigh
n
  1. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
    Synonym(s): sled, sledge, sleigh
v
  1. ride (on) a sled
    Synonym(s): sled, sleigh
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sleigh \Sleigh\, a.
      Sly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle[?]i.
      See {Sled}.]
      A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons
      or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a
      sledge.
  
      {Sleigh bell}, a small bell attached either to a horse when
            drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a
            globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead
            of a clapper.
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