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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sledge1 chiefly Brit.
noun a vehicle on runners for travelling over snow or ice, either pushed, pulled, or allowed to slide downhill. verb ride or carry on a sledge.
– derivatives
sledger noun,
sledging noun.
– origin C16: from MDu. sleedse; rel. to sled.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sledge2
noun a sledgehammer. verb (usu. as noun sledging) Cricket (of a fielder) make offensive remarks to (an opposing batsman) to break their concentration.
– derivatives
sledger noun.
– origin OE slecg (n.), from a Gmc base meaning ‘to strike’, rel. to slay1.



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