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ˈsledding, vbl. n. N. Amer.
[f. sled v.]
a. The action of using a sled; conditions favourable for this.
1755T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 272 Several falls of snow, and some sledding. Ibid. 284 Fine sledding; true winter since the 17th. 1828–32Webster s.v., Sometimes in New England, there is little or no good sledding during the winter. 1873Wisconsin Rep. XXXI. 422 Scott is to..continue them as long as good sledding continues.
b. fig. With qualifying adj: work or progress in any sphere of action.
1839H. Greeley in Corr. Griswold (1898) 26 Payments are slack still, and we have rather hard sledding. 1898N. York Evening Post 21 Oct. 1 Professional labor agitators do not always have smooth sledding in the field of politics. 1908R. Beach Barrier 127 Now them kind of places is all right for married men but they're tough sleddin' for single ones. 1939L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxvii. 185 Ye can keep a house without a woman, but it's hard sledding. 1954T. P. Kelley Black Donnellys 57 Damnation—had he somehow, unknowingly, revealed himself? If so, he could sure expect some rough sledding ahead. 1968M. Woodhouse Rock Baby iii. 20 It was hard sledding, but after a while I got him to say something definite. 1979Arizona Daily Sun 19 Apr. 4/2 This part of the administration's plan likewise faces tough sledding on Capitol Hill. |