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sleighing, vbl. n.|ˈsleɪɪŋ|
[f. sleigh n. or v.]
Riding in or driving a sleigh, esp. as a pastime; also, the state of the ground when this is possible.
1780Hamilton Wks. (1886) VIII. 33 When the sleighing arrives, it will be an affair of two days up and two days down. a1817T. Dwight Trav. New Eng., etc. (1821) II. 403 The inhabitants are rarely furnished with good sleighing. 1842Dickens Amer. Notes (1850) 15/2 The weather being unusually mild.., there was no sleighing. 1886Manch. Exam. 8 Jan. 6/1 Some of the gentry in the West End have taken to sleighing.
attrib.1775A. Burnaby Trav. 50 In the winter..it is usual to make what they call sleighing parties, or to go upon it in sledges. 1870Daily News 22 Apr., Five pounds for what in Canada are known as ‘sleighing rights’. |