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sleighing†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
riding or driving in a sleigh (def. 1) for pleasure.
Quotations
1807
This is January twenty,/ When we have been sleighing plenty. . . .
1813
Sleighing is another amusement, of which the people are very fond, and for which they are well prepared, as it respects horses, sleighs, clothing, and furs.
1834
The sleighing, about which we hear so much, is . . . unpracticable for us who have no beaten track. . . .
1927
At the present time sleigh bells are used because they add to the charm of sleighing.
2n.
the quality or condition of the snow with regard to travelling by sleigh.
Quotations
1807
It is very cold weather here and very excellent sleighing, and very fine skating for the boys who have skates.
1914
. . . we decided to bring the second loads of stuff to this point at once before the sleighing got any worse.