sleddingn.

Etymology: < sled v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsledding.

North American.

a. The action of using a sled; conditions favourable for this.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > riding in a sleigh or sledge

sledding1713

carrioling1769

sleighing1775

sleigh-riding1807

sledging1853

1713 Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. X. 102 Cold. Brave sledding.

1755 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 272 Several falls of snow, and some sledding.

1755 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 284 Fine sledding; true winter since the 17th.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Sometimes in New England, there is little or no good sledding during the winter.

1873 Rep. Supreme Court Wisconsin 31 422 Scott is to..continue them as long as good sledding continues.

b. figurative. With qualifying adj: work or progress in any sphere of action.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun]

progressionc1385

proceeding?c1425

progressc1443

proceedc1450

procession1585

gate1604

procedure1640

foreholda1642

process1642

promotion1649

sailing1827

sledding1839

on-go1870

1839 H. Greeley in Corr. Griswold (1898) 26 Payments are slack still, and we have rather hard sledding.

1898 N.Y. Evening Post 21 Oct. 1 Professional labor agitators do not always have smooth sledding in the field of politics.

1908 R. E. Beach Barrier 127 Now them kind of places is all right for married men but they're tough sleddin' for single ones.

1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxvii. 185 Ye can keep a house without a woman, but it's hard sledding.

1954 ‘T. P. Kelley’ Black Donnellys 57 Damnation—had he somehow, unknowingly, revealed himself? If so, he could sure expect some rough sledding ahead.

1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby iii. 20 It was hard sledding, but after a while I got him to say something definite.

1979 Arizona Daily Sun 19 Apr. 4/2 This part of the administration's plan likewise faces tough sledding on Capitol Hill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sledding
释义	sleddingn. Etymology: < sled v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsledding. North American. a. The action of using a sled; conditions favourable for this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > riding in a sleigh or sledge sledding1713 carrioling1769 sleighing1775 sleigh-riding1807 sledging1853 1713 Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. X. 102 Cold. Brave sledding. 1755 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 272 Several falls of snow, and some sledding. 1755 T. Smith Jrnl. (1849) 284 Fine sledding; true winter since the 17th. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Sometimes in New England, there is little or no good sledding during the winter. 1873 Rep. Supreme Court Wisconsin 31 422 Scott is to..continue them as long as good sledding continues. b. figurative. With qualifying adj: work or progress in any sphere of action. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] progressionc1385 proceeding?c1425 progressc1443 proceedc1450 procession1585 gate1604 procedure1640 foreholda1642 process1642 promotion1649 sailing1827 sledding1839 on-go1870 1839 H. Greeley in Corr. Griswold (1898) 26 Payments are slack still, and we have rather hard sledding. 1898 N.Y. Evening Post 21 Oct. 1 Professional labor agitators do not always have smooth sledding in the field of politics. 1908 R. E. Beach Barrier 127 Now them kind of places is all right for married men but they're tough sleddin' for single ones. 1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxvii. 185 Ye can keep a house without a woman, but it's hard sledding. 1954 ‘T. P. Kelley’ Black Donnellys 57 Damnation—had he somehow, unknowingly, revealed himself? If so, he could sure expect some rough sledding ahead. 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby iii. 20 It was hard sledding, but after a while I got him to say something definite. 1979 Arizona Daily Sun 19 Apr. 4/2 This part of the administration's plan likewise faces tough sledding on Capitol Hill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1713
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