dictionary definitions for "sleigh"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sleigh \Sleigh\, a.
     Sly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

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 [syn: sled, sledge,
           sleigh]
      v 1: ride (on) a sled [syn: sled, sleigh]


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