bobsledn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒbslɛd/, U.S.

/ˈbɑbˌslɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bob v.³, sled n.¹

Etymology: Probably < bob v.³ + sled n.¹, with allusion to the bobbing of the sled in motion. Compare later bob n.¹ 2d, 2e.

Originally and chiefly North American.

1. A sturdy sled or sledge, typically drawn by horses or oxen, comprising two short sleds coupled together in tandem, designed for haulage in forestry and agriculture and subsequently used for other purposes, such as the transport of goods and passengers. Also: each of the short sleds coupled in this way. Cf. bobsleigh n. 1. Now chiefly historical.The bobsled was often used in forestry for drawing timber from the forest to a river or public road, the logs resting directly on its cross-members. It could be adapted for a variety of purposes by fitting a box, rack, or wagon body on top, and was an important winter farm vehicle in Canada and the northern United States until superseded by the tractor and other motor vehicles in the early 1950s.

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1796 Acts Gen. Assembly New-Brunswick c. 7 §20 368 Nothing herein before contained shall be construed to extend to any sled a man may use upon his own farm only, or to any bob-sled, or single ox or horse sled, or pleasure sleigh drawn by one or more horses.

1817 W. Bates Mysterious Stranger 61 I..added to his fetters a large timber chain, which was used for the bunk chain of a bob sled, by which four and five logs were hauled to the mill at once.

1892 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Sept. 882 The logs are loaded on bob-sleds and taken to the mills.

1959 Maclean's 9 May 82/4 A winded horse, his sleighbells jingling, struggled to pull a real bobsled up the icy slope.

2013 J. Apps Horse-Drawn Days x. 168 Pa hitched the team to the bobsled, and we headed for the woods.

2. A long sled having two pairs of runners, seating for one or more people, a steering mechanism, and a brake, designed for downhill racing, esp. on a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsleigh n. 2.Early sleds of this type were made for recreational use on snowy slopes. Modern racing bobsleds have steel runners, a lightweight metal frame, and an aerodynamic composite outer shell, which is provided with one or more push-bars for pushing the sled along the initial straight stretch of the run.

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1886 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 21 Dec. 4/7 A fair example of the bob-sleds used is the ‘Louie’.. It is provided with a steersman's seat in front, foot-rests, bicycle steering apparatus, headlight, strong brakes, etc., and is handsomely upholstered.

1890 Baily's Mag. Dec. 371 A new form of sled—called a bob-sled—was entered by Whitney (an American) for the International.

1953 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. s1/2 A Swiss bobsled hurtled over a fifteen-foot wall of ice on Garmisch's notorious ‘dead man's curve’ today and crashed into a tree, killing its world champion driver.

2021 Asia Pacific News (Nexis) 1 Nov. In 2014, she was invited to use her explosive speed to push a bobsled and took a semester off to train and compete at the Sochi Olympics.

3. Chiefly U.S. A team winter sport in which timed runs are made in a bobsled (sense 2) down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsleigh n. 3. Four-man bobsled was one of the six sports of the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France in January 1924; the first World Championship for the two-man event took place in 1931. In sporting events, a bobsled crew comprises a pilot (or driver), a brakesperson, and in crews of four, two pushers.Bobsled is the usual name for the sport in the United States, where the national governing body is the United States Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (cf. skeleton n. 6c). Bobsleigh is the official name of the sport in the Winter Olympics and in international competitions, which are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.

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1932 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 Feb. 12/1 Four major championships are yet to be determined. The four man bob sled, the ski jump..the pairs figure skating and hockey.

1977 Final Rep. President's Comm. on Olympic Sports (U.S.) I. ii. b. 23/2 Two types [of bobsled run] are used in competition, one designed just for bobsled and one designed for both bobsled and luge.

2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 53/2 This year, women's bobsled and skeleton..join the roster.

2013 Newsweek (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Culture section) 1 Telegenic Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones qualified in bobsled.

Compounds

General use as a modifier, as in bobsled load, bobsled run, bobsled track, etc.

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1838 Broome (N.Y.) Republican 1 Feb. (advt.) He has on hand for sale, Cook Stoves—Sleigh, Cutter & Bob-sled Shoes—Griddles—Waggon Boxes, [etc.]

1899 Washington Post 22 Jan. 19/4 There was also plenty of coasting and sleigh-riding, with numerous sleighing parties in four-horse bob-sled loads.

1945 T. H. Raddall Tambour & Other Stories 202 A kind of o' bob-sled party with the wind whistlin' about their ears.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Dec. v. 15/5 Sliders 16 and older can climb behind an experienced driver and run the Olympic bobsled track.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	bobsled
释义	bobsledn. Brit. /ˈbɒbslɛd/, U.S. /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bob v.³, sled n.¹ Etymology: Probably < bob v.³ + sled n.¹, with allusion to the bobbing of the sled in motion. Compare later bob n.¹ 2d, 2e. Originally and chiefly North American. 1. A sturdy sled or sledge, typically drawn by horses or oxen, comprising two short sleds coupled together in tandem, designed for haulage in forestry and agriculture and subsequently used for other purposes, such as the transport of goods and passengers. Also: each of the short sleds coupled in this way. Cf. bobsleigh n. 1. Now chiefly historical.The bobsled was often used in forestry for drawing timber from the forest to a river or public road, the logs resting directly on its cross-members. It could be adapted for a variety of purposes by fitting a box, rack, or wagon body on top, and was an important winter farm vehicle in Canada and the northern United States until superseded by the tractor and other motor vehicles in the early 1950s. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on runners > [noun] > for transport of goods sleadc1374 draya1387 sled1388 slipe1488 slid1513 drag1576 sledge1684 skid1712 paddock1738 sleigh1748 train1783 bobsled1796 bobsleigh1841 bob1856 stone-boat1859 travois1873 slider1888 bobs1910 1796 Acts Gen. Assembly New-Brunswick c. 7 §20 368 Nothing herein before contained shall be construed to extend to any sled a man may use upon his own farm only, or to any bob-sled, or single ox or horse sled, or pleasure sleigh drawn by one or more horses. 1817 W. Bates Mysterious Stranger 61 I..added to his fetters a large timber chain, which was used for the bunk chain of a bob sled, by which four and five logs were hauled to the mill at once. 1892 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Sept. 882 The logs are loaded on bob-sleds and taken to the mills. 1959 Maclean's 9 May 82/4 A winded horse, his sleighbells jingling, struggled to pull a real bobsled up the icy slope. 2013 J. Apps Horse-Drawn Days x. 168 Pa hitched the team to the bobsled, and we headed for the woods. 2. A long sled having two pairs of runners, seating for one or more people, a steering mechanism, and a brake, designed for downhill racing, esp. on a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsleigh n. 2.Early sleds of this type were made for recreational use on snowy slopes. Modern racing bobsleds have steel runners, a lightweight metal frame, and an aerodynamic composite outer shell, which is provided with one or more push-bars for pushing the sled along the initial straight stretch of the run. ΚΠ 1886 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 21 Dec. 4/7 A fair example of the bob-sleds used is the ‘Louie’.. It is provided with a steersman's seat in front, foot-rests, bicycle steering apparatus, headlight, strong brakes, etc., and is handsomely upholstered. 1890 Baily's Mag. Dec. 371 A new form of sled—called a bob-sled—was entered by Whitney (an American) for the International. 1953 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. s1/2 A Swiss bobsled hurtled over a fifteen-foot wall of ice on Garmisch's notorious ‘dead man's curve’ today and crashed into a tree, killing its world champion driver. 2021 Asia Pacific News (Nexis) 1 Nov. In 2014, she was invited to use her explosive speed to push a bobsled and took a semester off to train and compete at the Sochi Olympics. 3. Chiefly U.S. A team winter sport in which timed runs are made in a bobsled (sense 2) down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves. Cf. bobsleigh n. 3. Four-man bobsled was one of the six sports of the first Winter Olympics at Chamonix, France in January 1924; the first World Championship for the two-man event took place in 1931. In sporting events, a bobsled crew comprises a pilot (or driver), a brakesperson, and in crews of four, two pushers.Bobsled is the usual name for the sport in the United States, where the national governing body is the United States Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (cf. skeleton n. 6c). Bobsleigh is the official name of the sport in the Winter Olympics and in international competitions, which are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. ΚΠ 1932 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 Feb. 12/1 Four major championships are yet to be determined. The four man bob sled, the ski jump..the pairs figure skating and hockey. 1977 Final Rep. President's Comm. on Olympic Sports (U.S.) I. ii. b. 23/2 Two types [of bobsled run] are used in competition, one designed just for bobsled and one designed for both bobsled and luge. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 21 Jan. 53/2 This year, women's bobsled and skeleton..join the roster. 2013 Newsweek (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Culture section) 1 Telegenic Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones qualified in bobsled. Compounds General use as a modifier, as in bobsled load, bobsled run, bobsled track, etc. ΚΠ 1838 Broome (N.Y.) Republican 1 Feb. (advt.) He has on hand for sale, Cook Stoves—Sleigh, Cutter & Bob-sled Shoes—Griddles—Waggon Boxes, [etc.] 1899 Washington Post 22 Jan. 19/4 There was also plenty of coasting and sleigh-riding, with numerous sleighing parties in four-horse bob-sled loads. 1945 T. H. Raddall Tambour & Other Stories 202 A kind of o' bob-sled party with the wind whistlin' about their ears. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Dec. v. 15/5 Sliders 16 and older can climb behind an experienced driver and run the Olympic bobsled track. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). bobsledv. Brit. /ˈbɒbslɛd/, U.S. /ˈbɑbˌslɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bobsled n. Etymology: < bobsled n. Originally U.S. intransitive. To travel or race in a bobsled.In quot. 1880 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1880 Sterling (Illinois) Standard 30 June If boys wanted to bob-sled down hill, military men should stand aside and let them slide. 1951 Dept. State Bull. 24 Dec. 1008/2 After surprising the Soviets by accepting an invitation to bobsled in the ninth World University Winter Games,..the British ran into some tough competition. 2000 in P. Rich et al. Healing Journey through Retirem. v. 74 In the deepest winter I went bobsledding down the steepest hill in town. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1796v.1880
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bobsledn.

Compounds

bobsledv.