sledg´er

sledge¹ «slehj», noun, verb, sledged, sledg|ing.

–n.

1. a heavy sled or sleigh, usually pulled by horses: »

Travelling is impossible by sledge because the ice is unsafe (Gabriele Rabel).

2. British. a sleigh.

–v.t.

to carry (something) on a sledge.

–v.i.

to ride on or in a sledge: »

On the shelf ice of this sound one can sledge without great difficulty (Gabriele Rabel).

╂[< Middle Dutch sleedse; influenced by sled]

sledge² «slehj», noun, verb.

–n.

= sledge hammer. (Cf. ↑sledgehammer)

–v.t., v.i.

1. to sledge-hammer: »

to sledge a rock to pieces.

2. Australian, Figurative. to strike out with angry or insulting language: »

He…rarely lets an opportunity go by to sledge them…At various times he has called them…frauds, cheats…pigs and mugs (Daily Mirror, Australia).

╂[Old English slecg]

–sledg´er, noun.