The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
sled, sledge, sleigh
(noun) a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
sled, sleigh
(verb) ride (on) a sled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sleigh (plural sleighs)
A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)
sleigh (third-person singular simple present sleighs, present participle sleighing, simple past and past participle sleighed)
To ride or drive a sleigh.
sleigh (comparative sleigher, superlative sleighest)
(obsolete) Sly.
• le sigh, leighs
Source: Wiktionary
Sleigh, a.
Definition: Sly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sleigh, n. Etym: [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle. See Sled.]
Definition: A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.