Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See
Sled.]
A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons
or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a
sledge.
Sleigh bell, a small bell attached either to a horse when
drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a
globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead
of a clapper.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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