DCHP-3

sliding

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n. — Obs.

See 1948 quote at slide (def. 5).

See: slide(def. 5)

Quotations

1770
Arriving at the head of Long Pool, I met with the sliding of an otter.
2n.

the practice or pastime of sliding down a snow-covered hill, as on a sleigh or toboggan.

Quotations

1805
Whereas the practice of Sliding on small sleighs and skaits in the streets of this city in the winter season is found to be extremely dangerous to passengers and a very great nuisance, it is therefore ordered that if hereafter any person be found so sliding or skaiting he shall pay a fine of five shillings or be admitted to the House of Correction for a time not exceeding eight days.
1923
In skating and sliding . . . you have no ulterior thoughts, are hardly conscious of being. . . .