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BOBSLEIGH
bobsled, bobsleigh, bob
(noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
bobsled, bobsleigh
(noun) formerly two short sleds coupled together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bobsleigh (countable and uncountable, plural bobsleighs)
(obsolete) A sleigh for saw logs or heavy timber resting on two pairs of two short runners
(UK) A winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh
Synonyms
• bob
• bobsled (USA/Canada)
Verb
bobsleigh (third-person singular simple present bobsleighs, present participle bobsleighing, simple past and past participle bobsleighed)
To ride a bobsleigh.
Source: Wiktionary
Bob"sled`, Bob"sleigh`, n.
Definition: A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.] The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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