sledging
present participle of sledge
sledging (countable and uncountable, plural sledgings)
The act of using a sledge to travel over snow.
The act of using a sledgehammer to bend or crush an object.
(cricket) The practice of a fielder making insulting or comical references to an opposition batsman with the aim of distracting him
• geldings, ledgings, sniggled
Source: Wiktionary
Sledge, n. Etym: [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled, confused with sledge a hammer. See Sled, n.]
1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.
2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the place of execution. [Eng.] Sir W. Scott.
3. A sleigh. [Eng.]
4. A game at cards; -- called also old sledge, and all fours.
Sledge, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Sledged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sledging.]
Definition: To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. Howitt.
Sledge, n. Etym: [AS. slecge,from sleán to strike, beat. See Slay, v. t.]
Definition: A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; -- called also sledge hammer. With his heavy sledge he can it beat. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
