DCHP-2
sleigh shoe † Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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one of two longitudinal pieces on which a sled or sleigh glides over the snow or ice.
See also: runner ((1)) (def. 1a)
- 1819 The subscriber . . . has on hand . . . a few pair of Cast Iron Sleigh-shoes . . . which will sell at a very reduced price for cash or produce.
- 1827 I went over the works and saw . . . sleigh shoes . . . bull wheels and mill spindles for flouring mills &c.
- 1819 The subscriber . . . has on hand . . . a few pair of Cast Iron Sleigh-shoes . . . which will sell at a very reduced price for cash or produce.