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DictionaryRoot: sleedse
Dutch

sleedse

sled, vehicle on runners

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A robust low wooden freight sledge on two long runners carries a tied bundle of firewood across snow; a plain tow rope extends forward, no wheels or horse.
noun / verb

sledge

SLEJ/sledʒ/

A vehicle on runners for snow or ice, or to travel or haul with one.

Etymology
sledgeDutchsled, vehicle on runners

Dutch sleedse belongs to the same word family as sled and slide. The underlying image is transport by sliding over a surface, which runners make possible on snow or ice.

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