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sleighing † 

• 1 n. riding or driving in a sleigh (def. 1) for pleasure.

  See also: carioling  sleigh ((n.)) (def. 1)  

  • 1807  This is January twenty,/ When we have been sleighing plenty. . . .
  • 1813  (1955)  Sleighing is another amusement, of which the people are very fond, and for which they are well prepared, as it respects horses, sleighs, clothing, and furs.
  • 1834  (1926)  The sleighing, about which we hear so much, is . . . unpracticable for us who have no beaten track. . . .
  • 1927  At the present time sleigh bells are used because they add to the charm of sleighing.

• 2 n. the quality or condition of the snow with regard to travelling by sleigh.

  • 1807  (1891)  It is very cold weather here and very excellent sleighing, and very fine skating for the boys who have skates.
  • 1914  . . . we decided to bring the second loads of stuff to this point at once before the sleighing got any worse.